
Chengde Summer Resort Scenic Area, after the Qing Dynasty Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three dynasties, took 89 years to build, the world cultural heritage list, the national 5A tourist attractions, the national forest park, the ancient Chinese emperor's palace, the Qing Dynasty emperor's summer resort and the place to deal with government affairs
Chengde Summer Resort, the palace of ancient Chinese emperors, the place where the emperors of the Qing Dynasty took refuge in the summer and handled government affairs. It is located in the north of Chengde City, Hebei Province. It was built in 1703 and took 89 years to complete after the three dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Together with the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units Summer Palace, Humble Administrator's Garden, and Lingering Garden, it is known as one of the four famous gardens in China. In December 1994, the summer resort and its surrounding temple (Rehe Haenggu) were inscribed on the World Heritage List. On May 8, 2007, Chengde Summer Resort and the surrounding temple scenic spot were officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
Chengde Mountain Resort was once the summer residence of the Qing Dynasty emperors of China. It is 200 kilometers away from Beijing. It is composed of the emperor's palace, the royal gardens and the magnificent temple complex. Located in the north of the central area of Chengde, on the long and narrow valley along the west bank of the Wulie River, the architectural layout of the mountain resort can be roughly divided into two parts: the palace area and the garden scenic area, and the garden scenic area can be divided into three parts: the lake area, the plain area and the mountainous area. There are 72 scenes of Kangxi Qianlong in it. It has more than 100 buildings such as halls, halls, buildings, halls, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, temples, etc. It is one of the three major ancient buildings in China, and its biggest feature is that there is a garden in the mountains and a mountain in the garden. After the construction of the summer resort, the Qing Emperor spent a lot of time here every year to deal with important military and political affairs, and to meet with foreign envoys and political and religious leaders of ethnic minorities in the border areas. A series of important events, important relics and important cultural relics that took place here have become historical witnesses to the final formation of China's multi-ethnic unified country.
The summer resort and the surrounding temples are a closely related organic whole, and at the same time have a strong contrast of different styles, the summer resort is simple and elegant, and the surrounding temples are resplendent with gold. This was one of the important measures taken by the Qing Emperor to deal with ethnic relations. Due to the existence of many groups of historical and cultural heritage, the summer resort and its surrounding temples have become one of the national key cultural relics protection units, the top ten scenic spots in the country, and one of the 44 scenic spots, and Chengde has also become the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities in the country. The summer resort is known as the four famous gardens in the country together with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou.
Chengde Summer Resort is located in the transition zone between the Inner Mongolia Plateau and the North China Plain, with a temperate continental monsoon mountain climate with four distinct seasons. Although the winter is cold, the temperature is higher than that of other regions at the same latitude because it is surrounded by mountains, which blocks the attack of cold currents from the Mongolian Plateau. The summer is cool, the rainfall is concentrated, and there is basically no hot period, so it is a tourist summer resort.
According to the World Heritage Committee, Chengde Summer Resort, the summer residence of the Qing Dynasty, was built from 1703 to 1792 in Hebei Province. It is a large complex of palaces and other buildings that handle government affairs and ceremonies. Architectural temples and royal gardens blend seamlessly with the surrounding lakes, pastures and forests. The summer resort not only has a high aesthetic research value, but also retains rare historical relics from the end of China's feudal society.