Chengde Travel Guide
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The little town Chengde gained its prominence during the Qing Dynasty when the emperors built a palace where they spend their summer months when the heat in Beijing became unbearable. Chengde Summer Resort, together with the temples around, was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) in 1994. So far, many scenic attractions in Chengde have already been rated as 4-A class, highest level in this field in China. Chengde has advantaged and abundant tourist resources. It has the world's largest royal hunting- the Mulan Paddock; the largest royal garden-the Summer Resort; the greatest royal temple group -the Eight Temples in the north of the Great Wall; the biggest wooden Buddha statue -the Kwan-yin Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, and the shortest river- the Hot River. Chengde Summer Resort occupies a large area, incorporating countless buildings into natural setting of plains, mount...Read More »
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Chengde Quick Facts
- Chinese Name: 承德
- Chinese Pinyin: cheng de
- Location: North of China
- Latitude: 40° 57' N
- Longitude : 117° 51' E
- Elevation: 138.6 M (142.7 FT)
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
- Current Time: Sunday, 18:14:02
- Area Code: 0314
- Population: 349million
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