Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde


 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
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.

Chengde City, Hebei Province
N40 59 12.984 E117 56 17.988
Date of Inscription: 1994
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Ref: 703

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