Chengde mountain resort is located in Chengde City, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was the summer palace of the Qing emperor in China. It is 230 kilometers from Beijing. It consists of a palace, a royal garden and a magnificent temple. The summer resort is located in a narrow valley on the west bank of Wulie River in the north of Chengde City. Built in 1703, it took 89 years to complete after three Qing emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. The architectural layout of the villa can be roughly divided into two parts: the palace area and the garden area, which can be divided into three parts: the lake area, the plain area and the mountainous area. There are 72 scenes in Kangxi's reign. There are 100 temples, halls, buildings, museums, pavilions, pavilions, halls, temples and other buildings. Its biggest feature is that there are gardens in the mountains and mountains in the gardens.

The summer resort is the place where the Qing emperor used to spend the summer and handle government affairs. It is a famous ancient palace in China. It was built in the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703) and completed in the 55th year of Qianlong, which lasted 87 years. Covering an area of 5.64 million square meters, the Summer Resort is the largest existing classical royal garden in China, with a winding palace wall of 10,000 meters. It is twice the size of the Summer Palace and the size of eight Beihai parks. Compared with the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Summer Resort is the largest existing ancient imperial palace in China, with its quaint and elegant mountain village style, taking the true colors of natural landscapes and absorbing the scenery in the north of the Yangtze River.

The summer resort and its surrounding temples are a closely linked organic whole, and at the same time have a strong contrast of different styles. The summer resort is quaint and elegant, and the surrounding temples are magnificent. This was one of the important measures taken by the Qing emperors to deal with ethnic relations. Due to the historical and cultural heritage of many groups, the Summer Resort and its surrounding temples have become national key cultural relics protection units, one of the top ten scenic spots in China and one of the 44 scenic spots protection areas, and Chengde has thus become the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities in China. 1994 65438+In February, the Summer Resort and its surrounding temples (formerly known as Jehol Palace) were included in the World Cultural Heritage List.

On May 8, 2007, chengde mountain resort and its surrounding temple scenic spots were officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as national 5a-level tourist attractions. The Summer Resort, together with the Summer Palace in Beijing, Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou and Lingering Garden in Suzhou, are called the four famous gardens in China.