Old Beijingers have a joke: "Going to Jingshan will definitely bring bad luck". In ancient times, Jingshan and Beihai were the old roads of Yongding River. At present, Jingshan is located in a high-lying river, and the Yongding River has gradually become a mound after its diversion. The emperor of Liao Dynasty built a palace near this "mound" and used excavated silt, stones and other things to pile up on this mound, making this mound higher and higher.
After the founding emperor Judy of the Ming Dynasty made Beijing its capital, on the one hand, she rectified and built Beijing, on the other hand, she was also building her own home, the Forbidden City. While building the Forbidden City, some officials suggested that the "Castle Peak" in the north of the Forbidden City should be the "town mountain" of the palace, because our geomantic omen in China says that "there is a mirror before, and there is a leaning behind", and "mirror" is running water, and "leaning" is generally the "town mountain".
Therefore, Jingshan is in the north of Gongbei, which can be used as a "town mountain". At the same time, the emperor ordered all the earth and stone excavated during dredging the moat of the Forbidden City to be piled up on Jingshan, making Jingshan a "five peaks" named "Long live the Mountain". In the early years of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, perhaps the name "Long live the Mountain" was too ugly. With a stroke of a pen, our the emperor shunzhi renamed it "Jingshan".
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court piled coal in Jingshan to prevent the residual forces of the Yuan Dynasty from besieging Beijing and causing fuel shortage. Therefore, this mountain is also called "Jingshan Park". And "coal" and "mildew" are homophonic, and naturally they are unlucky mountains.
Jingshan characteristic scenic spot
1, Guanmiao Pavilion
Guanmiao Pavilion was built in the 15th year of Qing Qianlong (1750), and the west side is opposite to Jifang Pavilion. The two pavilions are identical in architectural form and painting. They are octagonal pyramid roofs with double eaves, covered with emerald glazed tiles and inlaid with yellow glazed tiles. The height of the exhibition hall is12.05m, and the building area is 90.30m2..
Guan Miao Pavilion was originally dedicated to Acheng Buddha, one of Five Dhyani Buddhas, as a bronze and gilded Buddha statue. The Buddha statue was taken away by Eight-Nation Alliance in the 26th year of Guangxu (1900).
2. Wan Chunting
Wanchunge, located at the highest point of Jingshan Mountain, was built in the 15th year of Qing Qianlong (1750) and is the base point of the central axis of Beijing's north-south buildings. Known as the commanding height on the central axis of Beijing, Jinghua won the first place.
Pavilion height15.38m, flat square, pyramid roof with triple eaves and four corners. The upper and middle eaves are nine-order three-sided arches, the lower eaves are seven-order three-sided arches, covered with yellow glazed tiles and edged with green, with glazed ceilings on the eaves, with a construction area of 296.5 square meters. Wan Chunge's painting is called "Spindle with a big tip, Golden Dragon with a beautiful heart", which is also the highest level of painting in China.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Jingshan