Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde World Heritage Site

Official name

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde | UNESCO

Country

China | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Chengde City, Hebei Province
40.9869° Lat, 117.9383° Lon | Map

Code

703

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai (CST, +0800)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1994. The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. In addition to its aesthetic interest, the Mountain Resort is a rare historic vestige of the final development of feudal society in China.