The Main Palace of the Bìshǔ Shānzhuāng (避暑山庄; Imperial Summer Resort) consists of a series of nine courtyards and five elegant, unpainted halls, with a rusticity complemented by towering pine trees. The wings in each courtyard have various exhibitions (porcelain, clothing, weaponry), and most of the halls are decked out in period furnishings.
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The imperial summer resort is composed of a main palace complex with vast, parklike gardens, all enclosed by a handsome 10km-long wall. The entrance price…
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With its squeaking prayer wheels and devotional intonations of its monks, this is Chengde’s only active Buddhist temple. It was built in 1755 in…
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Also known as Potala (布达拉, Bùdálā), Chengde’s largest temple is a not-so-small replica of Lhasa’s Potala Palace and houses the nebulous presence of…
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This peaceful temple was built in 1776 for the visits of minority envoys from the west (Kazakhs and Uyghurs among them). At the rear of the temple is the…
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A copy of the former Gurza Temple on Xinjiang's western border, this rarely visited complex dates back to 1764, built to commemorate the Qianlong emperor…
Temple of Sumeru, Happiness & Longevity
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This huge temple was built in honour of the sixth Panchen Lama, who stayed here in 1781. Incorporating Tibetan and Chinese architectural elements, it’s an…
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The heavily restored Guandi Temple was first built during the reign of Yongzheng, in 1732. For years the temple housed residents but is again home to a…
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Housed within the grounds of Puning Temple, on the east side, is this dilapidated temple. Though its main hall is long gone, it has a number of gilded…
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The main entrance to the imperial summer resort of Bishu Shanzhuang (避暑山庄; Bìshǔ Shānzhuāng). Entry tickets are sold at this gate only.
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The heavily restored Guandi Temple was first built during the reign of Yongzheng, in 1732. For years the temple housed residents but is again home to a…
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The double-storey Misty Rain Tower, on the northwestern side of the main lake at the summer resort of Bishu Shanzhuang (避暑山庄; Imperial Villa), served as…
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Built in 1773, this pavilion sits in the grounds of the imperial summer resort of Bishu Shanzhuang (避暑山庄; Imperial Villa).
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The imperial summer resort is composed of a main palace complex with vast, parklike gardens, all enclosed by a handsome 10km-long wall. The entrance price…
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This wonderfully elegant 250-year-old pagoda soars above the fragments of its vanished temple in the northeast of the imperial summer resort of Bishu…
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Built in 1713, this temple was destroyed in the 1920s. Only some ruins and old trees remain.
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Built in 1713, this is the earliest temple in Chengde, but is not open to the public.