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Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park 元大都城垣遗址公园
With a length of 9 kilometers (6.6 miles), the Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park extends across Haidian and Chaoyang
districts from west to east and is the largest linear park in Beijing. The moat dug in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) flows
through the park and divides it into two parts connected by six bridges. The north section is the city wall relics protected
area and the south section is planted with trees, flowers and grass dotted with sculptures, pavilions and murals.
As its name suggests, this park was built on the city wall relics of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). The original city wall was
600 meters (656 yards) long constructed of rammed-earth in which poles and crossbars were used to reinforce it. The east
and west walls were built where the inner city wall of Beijing is located. The south wall spanned from east to west today's
Chang'an Street while the north wall was 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the Anding Gate (Andingmen). Visitors can find the
city wall relics in the Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park in Haidian District. In addition, the whole park shows the prosperous
Yuan Dynasty through murals and sculptures.
Strolling in the park from west to east, visitors can read a mural displaying poems which praise the beauty of flourishing
trees in dim fog under the blue sky in ancient times. In a square, archaized forts and sculptures of horses and ancient coins
represent the invulnerability and prosperity of the Yuan Dynasty. A group of human sculptures including Kublai Khan (the
founder of Yuan Dynasty) and the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo, illustrates the peak of the dynasty.
The Hundred-Bird Garden, the only bird sanctuary in Beijing, is in this park. More than 2,500 birds such as black swans,
ostriches, red-crowned cranes and green peafowls are bred in the garden. At the east end of the park is the largest marsh
in the urban area of Beijing. The marsh, overgrown with carpets of water lily, bulrush and flagleaf, provides a wonderland to
escape from the bustling city life.
Every year, the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Festival, which is held in the park in April, lures thousands of visitors to enjoy
the spectacle of more than 2,000 flowering Chinese crabapple trees. Body-building equipment, a bar street and wash rooms
provide convenience for visitors.
English Address: No. 8A Shaoyaoju, Taiyanggong, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chinese Address: 北京市朝阳区太阳宫芍药居甲8号
Phone Number: 010-6422 2820
Admission Fee: Free
Bus Route: 104, 108, 117, 124, 426, 644, 758, 850, 858 to Wuluju (五路居), then you could walk to the Yuan Dynasty City
Wall Relics Park (元大都城垣遗址公园).
北京元大都城垣遗址公园 - 北京最大带状公园
北京元大都城垣遗址公园公园分为海淀和朝阳两段,全长9公里。是北京城区内最大的带状公园. 北京元大都
城垣遗址公园是在元大都土城遗址上建造起来,西起海淀区学院南路明光村附近,向北到黄亭子,折向东经马甸、
祁家豁子. 元大都城垣遗址公园(朝阳段)位于北京中轴路东西两侧及奥林匹克公园南侧, 全长4.8公里,宽130米
至160米,总占地面积67公顷。与海淀段连接起来,长达9公里。
建成后的元大都城垣遗址公园绿化覆盖率达到了73%。小月河横穿而过,将遗址公园分为南北两个部分,河
南侧为土城遗址保护区,北岸为绿化景点建设区。小月河为主体水景区,七个水生植物区内种植了荷花、芦苇、菖
蒲、水葱等水生植物,建有亲水观景平台。沿小月河修建了五个木质游船码头和六座形态各异的跨河小桥,使两岸
不同风格的美景相互连接,巧妙融合。公园改造后建成元城新象、大都鼎盛、龙泽鱼跃三个一级景区,六个二级景
区包括:双都巡幸、四海宾朋、海棠花溪、安定生辉、水街华灯、角楼古韵。其中“龙泽鱼跃”景区湿地园面积达
17000多平方米,是城区内面积最大的人工湿地。清浅的水面,种植鸢尾、水葱等水生植物,几处自然的水潭小
溪,鱼儿在水中游,青蛙野鸟栖息于小岛及芦苇水草中。
北京首座大型“露天博物馆”
元大都城垣遗址公园内由著名雕塑艺术家楼家本先生创作的“大都鼎盛”群雕,共有十九个主要人物,包括忽必烈、
元妃、马可波罗、郭守敬、黄道婆等,人物栩栩如生,这组北京最大的室外群雕使元大都城垣遗址公园成为了一座
构思精巧、名副其实的大型“露天博物馆”。
营造十大景区再现“蓟门烟树”
元大都城垣遗址公园海淀区界内的元土城遗址公园建成后有十个景区,分别为:城垣怀古、蓟门烟树、铁骑雄风、
蓟草芬菲、银波得月、紫薇入画、大都建典、水关新意、鞍缰盛世、燕云牧歌。其中“蓟门烟树”为旧燕京八景之
一,土城关在德胜门外,相传是古蓟州遗址,亦曰蓟丘,门存土阜傍多林木,蓊翳苍翠,现尚存御碑一座。
“海棠花溪”景区:位于熊猫环岛东侧,经整理修缮和提高而保留下来,景区内种植了西府海棠、贴梗海棠、金星
海棠、垂丝海棠等诸多品种的海棠树近2000株,是城区内最大的海棠林。
电话: 010-64222820
门票: 免费
地址: 北京市朝阳区芍药居甲8号
元大都城垣遗址公园(海淀段)乘车路线
元大都城垣遗址公园(海淀段)景点分布在西土城和北土城。其中的城垣怀古、蓟门烟树、铁骑雄风景区在西
土城段,公交路线392路、375路、902路可达,蓟草芬菲、银波得月、紫薇入画、大都建典、水关新意、鞍缰盛
世、燕云牧歌等景点分布在北土城段,公交线路 22路、38路、331路可达。