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| The city of Chengde is located in northeast
Hebei Province .It is 225kilometers from Beijing,and has an
area of 39,548 square kilometers, with a population of 3.45
million. |
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| Chengde is a famous tourist City in China.
It is located on the transitional zone from the inner Mongolia
Plateau to the North Plain, with forested mountains and valleys
and numerous fantastic stone formations on the surrounding mountains,
of which the most striking are Mt.Luohan (arhat) and Sledge
Hammer Peak.In 1985,the city was listed as one of China¨s Top
Ten scenic Spots. |
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| Chengde is one of the ancient cultural cities
in China. It embraces the Mountain Resort, the largest and the
bestpreserved imperial garden existing today in China. It took
almost 90 years to complete the Mountain Resort during the reigns
of three emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The resort is a perfect
combination of the architectural and gardening arts of north
and south China. |
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| Outside the enclosure of the Mountain Resort,
there is a semi-circle of 12 imposing temples (only seven in
existence today) of various styles, which reflect artistic characteristic
of the Han, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan nationalities .They
are taken as a treasure house of Buddhist arts.In 1994,the Mountain
Resort and its surrounding temples were designated as a world
Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. |
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| As one of the first group of best tourist
cities listed by the State, chengde has seen a rapid development
in tourism with excellent facilities for accommodation, shopping,and
recreation,and convenient transportation with the Beijing chengde
Railway passing by. |
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| The beautiful landscape, the magnificent
imperial garden, and temples of various styles in Chengde attract
more and more visitors. |
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