Eling Park () is a park located on Changjiang Road in the

Yuzhong District Yuzhong District () is the central district and heart of Chongqing municipality. It is the capital of the municipality and is also the political, economical, and entertainment center of the city of Chongqing. Located in the central portion of Yuz ...

of Chongqing Municipality,

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. Eling Park is also known as 'courteous park' (宜园 ''Yí Yuán'') and is home to special plant species as well as a newly built tower, the Liangjiang Pavilion, which provides a view of the entire city. Eling Park is one of the key state parks of China and is noted as a national protected area of China.

History

Eling Park was built in 1909 and originally the home of Li Yaoting (李耀庭), a rich businessman at the end of

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911). The park was originally called Edingling ("Goose Nape Hill") due to its narrow and steep shape that resembles the nape of a

goose A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the ...

Restoration

In 1958, a large-scale of restoration was carried out on the site of the Li Garden and the park became 'Eling Park'.

References

Yuzhong District 1909 establishments in China Protected areas established in 1909 Parks in Chongqing National parks of China {{PRChina-geo-stub