Jingshan Park Beijing China
Dance to the music.
Early this morning we departed from our accommodations to walk over to the Forbidden City. As we neared Jingshan Park loud music attracted our attention, and as we proceded to investigated we soon came upon a small crowd of people (tourists) who were watching a man dancing to the music. He was accompanied by two attendants, one controlled the music emanating from a portable music player while the other kept a sharp eye on the container where contributions were received.
No Effort Is
too Far
Fleece the tourists.
Morning Ritual
Locals gather for their morning exercises.
History of Jingshan Park
Jingshan’s history dates to the Liao and Jin dynasties, almost a thousand years ago. The 45.7-meter (150 ft) high artificial hill was constructed in the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty entirely from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace and nearby canals. It is especially impressive when one considers that all of this material was moved only by manual labor and animal power. Jingshan consists of five individual peaks, and on the top of each peak there lies an elaborate pavilion. These pavilions were used by officials for gathering and leisure purposes. These five peaks also draw the approximate historical axis of central Beijing. Wikipedia.