The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province ... The Mountain Resort of palaces and gardens at Chengde with its Outlying Temples is the largest existing imperial ...

The city of Chengde is well known for its Summer Palace, built by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi to escape the summer heat of Beijing. Equally famous are its Buddhist temples, where young lamas ...

Outside the walls of the Chengde Imperial Dwelling Palace, temples in the Tibetan ... Rhymes from the Mountain Manor for Escaping the Summer Heat:"These buildings embody the successful uniting ...

Now the journey of 225 kilometres takes me just 59 minutes on China's incredible high-speed rail network. The slow procession ...

The city of Chengde is well known for its Summer Palace, built by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi to escape the summer heat of Beijing. Equally famous are its Buddhist temples, where young lamas ...