Business hours of Xiangshan cable car

Xiangshan cable car is open from 6:00- 18:30.

Xiangshan Park is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, with steep terrain and continuous green, covering an area of 188 hectares. It is a royal garden with mountain forest characteristics. Xiangfeng, the main peak of the scenic spot, is commonly known as "Ghost Seeing Sorrow", with an altitude of 575 meters. Xiangshan Park was built in the 26th year of Jin Dading, with a history of nearly 900 years.

As early as the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the royal family built a farewell palace in Xiangshan, where the emperor went hunting and enjoying the cool in summer and autumn. Xiangshan Temple was once the crown of Jingxi Temple. Ten years after Qianlong reign (1745), 28 famous scenic spots in Beijing were built, and the Qianlong emperor named it Jingyi Garden.

Among the famous "Three Mountains and Five Gardens" in the west of Beijing, Xiangshan Park is one of them (Xiangshan) and one garden (Jingyi Garden). The red leaves of Xiangshan are well-known at home and abroad, and the spring of Xiangshan is also worth visiting. In spring, the fragrant hills are full of flowers, including peony, magnolia, Xifu begonia, apricot, peach, rose, crape myrtle, forsythia, plum blossom and clove.

Fragrant Hill

It is a royal garden with mountain forest characteristics. In ancient times, emperors came here to hunt and enjoy the cool in summer and autumn. There are many cultural relics in the park, including "Snow Clearing in the West Mountain", one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing, and "Biyun Temple", a temple with Ming and Qing architectural styles. The red leaves of Xiangshan are famous at home and abroad. It was rated as one of the "Sixteen Scenes of New Beijing" by 1986 and became the strongest autumn color in Beijing.

The Chimonanthus praecox Valley in Xiangshan Park has been built for more than 10 years, and more than one Chimonanthus praecox plant in the valley 100 has begun to take shape. Chimonanthus praecox has small petals and Huang Liang color, which shines in the warm sunshine in winter. Chimonanthus praecox exudes that faint fragrance.