Location: Chengde
Top Things to do in Chengde
Top Restaurants in Chengde
What to do and see in Chengde, Hebei: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Chengde (Chinese: 承德), previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated northeast of Beijing. The name means "to convey virtue" (meaning "to convey to others the virtue of the emperor"). It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence. The urban center had a population of approximately 450,000 as of 2009.
Restaurants in Chengde
1. Temple of Universal Happiness (Pule si)
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Also called the Round Pavilion, this structure was built in 1766 for the representatives of the Kazak, Khalkhas and other dignitaries of minority cultures who wished an audience with Emperor Qianlong.
2. Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort
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4.5 based on 427 reviews
China's largest imperial garden and the former summer capital of the Qing dynasty is surrounded by lakes, forest and mountains.
3. Temple of Universal Peace (Puning si)
4. Eight Outer Temples
5. Shuxiang Temple
6. Temple of Distant Peace (Anyuan miao)
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
7. Potala Palace (Putuo Zongcheng Temple)
8. Xumi Fushou Temple
9. Chenghuang Temple
10. Puyou Temple
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