1-Day Chengde Highlights Tour

- Temple of Potaraka Doctrine / Summer Resort

Trip Highlights - Attraction in Chengde involved: The Temple of Potaraka Doctrine in Chengde, Chengde Summer Resort. Chengde, once called Rehe (Hot River) or Jehol, is located about 250 kilometers northeast of Beijing, always taken as one destination for those who take a side travel from Beijing. Chengde boasts not only the grandeur of its surrounding mountains, but also the distinctive charm of refurnished artifacts. Recently, Chengde has been attracting more and more vistors, especially from Beijing, because of its hotsprings. Accordingly, we kindly provide a 1-day Chengde tour as below.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
First, we will pick you up from your hotel and drive a few hours northeast to the old resort city of Chengde. After having lunch, you will tour the Temple of Potaraka Doctrine, built in 1767 and modeled after the Potala Monastery in Lhasa. It is the largest temple of the Eight Outer Temples in Chengde City. The temple served more functions than just Buddhist ceremonies and festivals. It was also the location that the emperor would gather meetings of different ethnic envoys found throughout the empire. After touring the temple you will visit the Summer Resort, built between 1703 and 1792. This resort was the second political center of the Qing Imperial Court. Afterwards, our tour guide will take you back to your hotel in Chengde. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Temple of Potaraka Doctrine
Accroding to Travel Guide in China, The Temple of Potaraka Doctrine is the largest temple of the Eight Outer Temples in Chengde City. The Temple of Potaraka Doctrine (Putuo Zongcheng Temple) of Chengde is a Qing Dynasty era Buddhist temple complex built between 1767 and 1771, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735-1796).It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, along with...
Summer Resort
According to Travel Guide in China,Chengde Summer Palace, also called Hot River Palace, It is located in the north of Chengde city ,where is the emperors from China's ancient Qing Dynasty spent their summers to escape the summer heat in Beijing. The residential area located on the southern side houses more than 20,000 royal items, which are to be of great tourism and historical...