Taoranting Park, Urban park in Xicheng District, China

Taoranting Park is a 59-hectare park in Xicheng District, Beijing, with three lakes covering 17 hectares, linked by Xiehu, Yuhong and Yun'an bridges. The central island holds the Yuan-dynasty Cibei Temple, the 1695 Taoran Pavilion, Jinqiu Mound and Yantou Hill. The park was created in 1952 by dredging the area and reshaping the terrain.

The park was created in 1952 on land that served as a kiln yard for imperial bricks and tiles during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Taoran Pavilion itself dates to 1695, when Jiang Zao, a works official supervising the kiln, built it inside the Yuan-dynasty Cibei Temple. It was later enlarged into a three-bay open hall while keeping the name.

The park's name comes from a line by Tang poet Bai Juyi, "drink with you and be carefree," which Jiang Zao took for the pavilion's plaque in 1695. The park is known for its pavilion culture: the Taoran Pavilion is a three-bay open hall, rebuilt in 1978, with calligraphy by Qi Baishi, Weng Fanggang and Lin Zexu on its beams and pillars. A local saying holds that couples who visit Taoranting will stay together.

The park is easily accessible by public transportation and open throughout the day for visitors of all ages. The level pathways are straightforward to walk and the lake provides spots for sitting and observing.

The tombs of Gao Junyu and Shi Pingmei lie on Jinqiu Dun, a hill on the central island, not on a separate island; the pair are remembered as lovers, and their story was retold in a book and a film. Nearby on the same slope are the sites of the Xiangzhong and Yingwuzhong burials and the grave of Sai Jinhua.