The Jianxin Pavilion Garden (literally “the garden of the mind-seeing pavilion”) is situated on the western side of the north gate of the Fragrant Hills Park next to the Yanjing Lake. Constructed during the years of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), it was the place where the emperors lectured the feudal officials. It has undergone several renovations.
The Jianxin Pavilion Garden is one of the most famous gardens in the Fragrant Hills Park. It is a circular courtyard and covers an area of about 0.4 hectares. It has a southern garden style and contains many delicate pavilions, galleries and houses. Inside the yard there is a semi-circular pond of clear water with numerous red carp. Along the eastern, southern and northern part of the pond there are semi-circular galleries which are connected with the three waterside pavilions that are collectively called the Jianxin Pavilion.
The Garden does not lie on the main road of the Fragrant Hills, and visitors seldom discover the place. But it can be a place where you find calm and tranquility rarely felt in those spots swarmed with tourists.
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