Jingshan Park was the imperial garden for the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the backyard of the Forbidden City. The park's famous peak, Jingshan Mountain, used to be the highest point of the old imperial city of Beijing.
The Beijing Central Axis, a 7.8-kilometer-long north-to-south line stretching through the center of the city's historical neighborhood, boasts important memorial halls, ceremonial buildings and landmark architecture dating back to the 13th century.