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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 value. Travel guide in Chengde Summer Palace, there are lots of unique and smaller hall in this Area.

Chengde Summer Palace is the largest surviving royal garden in China, occupying an area of 564,000 square meters, even bigger than the Summer Palace in Beijing. China’s ancient ambitious emperors always glued their eyes to their territory, even when they were on vacation. This notion is embodied in the elaborate layout of the Chengde Summer Palace, which consists of several parts representing China's multi-featured landscapes e.g. the affluent rice plain terrain south of the Yangtze River and mountainous and bleak areas in Northwest China form a mini-territorial sweep of his empire.

Chengde Summer Palace is a fine example of China's royal gardens, which used various traditional ways to combine features of southern China and the grassland in nomadic north of China in an arrangement with more than 120 buildings.12 brilliant, palatial Lama temples built outside the palace complex at the foot of mountains on the eastern and northern sides symbolize the great accomplishments of the Qing government in consolidating the country and unifying the various ethnic groups within the country. The design and appearance of those ancient monuments combined the art of traditional Chinese architecture and Zang architectural skills. The buildings and the fine Buddha scriptures which are preserved and worshipped inside form an innovative art of work from ancient China. Chengde Summer Palace is a great example of China's royal gardens, which used various traditional ways to combine the features of southern China and the grassland in nomadic north of China in an arrangement with more than 120 buildings. The palace was built during early 18th century during the reign of Emperor Qianlong with an effort of more than 90 years to compete. It contains emperor's residential buildings, royal gardens, artificial mountains and lakes and some magnificent temples. It is the place that can’t miss when the guests travel in Chengde.
How to travel in Chengde Summer Palace, Here are some guide information about Chengde Summer Palace. The detail is following : Address : The City of Chengde  Entrance Fee: 90RMB for p.p Opening hours : 08:00 a.m-17:30 p.m  Service Hotline: 86 314 2029771

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How far is it from Beijing to Chengde Summer Palace?

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It is about 228km from Beijing to Chengde Summer Palace, with more than 4 hours’ drive. Our travel agency can provide Chengde Summer Palace tour from Beijing. If you need the service, welcome to contact us.