Chengde Travel Guide

The city of Chengde is always taken as one destination for those who take a side travel from Beijing. Chengde, once called Rehe (Hot River) or Jehol, is located roughly 250 kilometers northeast of Beijing. The city remained unknown until the Qing emperor Kangxi built a summer palace here with a throne room and the full range of court trappings in the early 18th century. Later during the reign of his grandson Qianlong, it grew into an immense Imperial Summer Resort with the surroundings dotted with temples and replicating a miniature version of Lhasa's Potala Palace inside the garden.

Nowadays, after plenty of restoration, Chengde can boast not only the grandeur of its surrounding mountains, but also the distinctive charm of refurnished artifacts. The city covers area of 39, 500 square kilometers. A little more than 1/3 of the population belongs to ethnic groups including Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Koreans, etc. Chengde has advantaged and abundant travel resources. There are the the Mulan Paddock, world's largest royal hunting; the Eight Temples, the greatest royal temple group; the Kwan-yin Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, and the shortest river-Hot River.

Compared with other fantastic cultural and scenic spots, the Imperial Summer Resort of Chengde, renowned as one of the Top 10 Scenic Spots and the Top 40 Tourist Wonderlands, will surely blow guests away with its grandeur. Recently, Chengde has been attracting more and more vistors - especially from Beijing, because of its hotsprings. Below is the detailed guide to Chengde attractions. Welcome to check out our other pages for more travel information about Chengde. Feel free to contact us if you plan to travel to Chengde. We will provide the professional advice, individual itinerary and excellent travel service.