Chengde (Chinese: 承德), previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated northeast of Beijing. 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.
Population: 449,325
Latitude: 40° 58' 21.00" N
Longitude: 117° 56' 10.00" E
The Mountain Resort in Chengde (Chinese: 避暑山庄; pinyin: Bìshǔ Shānzhuāng; literally: "Mountain Villa for Avoiding the Heat"; Manchu: Halhūn be jailara gurung) or Ligong (Chinese: 离宫; pinyin: Lígōng), is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens…
The Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Chinese: 普陀宗乘之庙; pinyin: Pǔtuó Zōngchéng zhī miào) of Chengde, Hebei province, China is a Qing dynasty era Buddhist temple complex built between 1767 and 1771, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796). It is l…
Shuangqiao District (simplified Chinese: 双桥区; traditional Chinese: 雙橋區; pinyin: Shuāngqiáo Qū; literally: "double bridge") is a district of Chengde, Hebei, China.
Shuangluan District (simplified Chinese: 双滦区; traditional Chinese: 雙灤區; pinyin: Shuāngluán Qū) is a district of Chengde, Hebei province, China.
The Yixun River (simplified Chinese: 伊逊河; traditional Chinese: 伊遜河; pinyin: Yīxùn Hé) is a subsidiary of Luan He, a river located in Hebei, a province of the People's Republic of China.