The Mountain Resort of palaces and gardens at Chengde with its Outlying Temples is the largest existing imperial palace-garden and temple complex in China, covering a total area of 611.2ha. Built ...

The Imperial Dwelling Palace (Chengde Ligong), derives its name from the Warm Spring (Requan) located in the northeast of the complex. The area is also known as Bishushanzhuang (Mountain Manor for ...

The city of Chengde is well known for its Summer Palace, built by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi to escape the summer heat of Beijing. Equally famous are its Buddhist temples, where young lamas ...

Puning Temple, located 2.5 kilometers northeast of Chengde Mountain Resort, was built between 1755 and 1759. Because the temple houses a 22.28-metre statue of Avalokitesvara (Goddess of Mercy ...

The Chengde Mountain Resort ... If you go: Exhibition: Special Exhibition of Palace Treasures from the Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples ...