Amid the Yanshan Mountains, there are more surprises great for sightseeing in China. The so-called “pearl inlaid on the Great Wall” is only 224 kilometers from Beijing, and like everything in China, a city with pretensions to giant scale. Chengde is famous for having been a former imperial summer residence, and thus save a monumental legacy.
Around Chengde, latent constructs of the Summer Village, a refuge from the heat. The touch of luck in the city, comes from the hand of the emperor Kangzi, who in the early eighteenth century can choose the place for the summer. Today, historic monuments survive in the midst of a big city. It is ideal for walks and excursions, the area of the town of Summer, with temples in the hills areas. In particular, the Chengde Mountain Resort has the largest imperial gardens in the world, including in the list of World Heritage.
The palace, resembles the majestic Forbidden City, and recognizing the 72 can go places with names like the island green lotus, the tower of the fog and rain, and other colorful sights. Around the lake from the residence, you can see walls, temples and pagodas around the Putuo Zongcheng, a Buddhist temple that is inspired by the Potala Palace, the ancient sanctuary of the Dalai Lama in Tibet. History, majestic architecture and priceless heritage in Chengde, concentrate many of the surprises of China.