景山 (Jǐngshān): Jingshan (Prospect Hill, north…

Meanings

1 Jingshan (Prospect Hill, north of the Forbidden City in Beijing)
2 Jingshan Park

Characters

景

Examples

登上景山可以俯瞰整个故宫。

Dēng shàng Jǐngshān kěyǐ fǔkàn zhěng ge Gùgōng.

From the top of Jingshan you can look down on the entire Forbidden City.

景山公园离故宫只有几步路。

Jǐngshān Gōngyuán lí Gùgōng zhǐyǒu jǐ bù lù.

Jingshan Park is just a few steps from the Forbidden City.

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history

景山 is the artificial hill directly north of the Forbidden City, built from earth dug out for the palace moat. The last Ming emperor, 崇祯 (Chóngzhēn), hanged himself on a tree here in 1644 as Beijing fell to rebel forces — the spot is still marked.

In Pop Culture

崇祯帝自缢 Chóngzhēn dì zìyì

Emperor Chongzhen's suicide

On April 25, 1644, the last Ming emperor walked up Jingshan and hanged himself on a locust tree as Li Zicheng's rebel army entered Beijing — the symbolic end of the Ming dynasty.