Chengde Mountain Resort

Mountain Resort, Chengde
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mountain Resort, Chengde
LocationShuangqiao District, China
Part ofMountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference703
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Coordinates40°59′15″N 117°56′15″E / 40.98750°N 117.93750°E / 40.98750; 117.93750
Chengde Mountain Resort is located in Hebei
Chengde Mountain Resort
Location of Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei
Chengde Mountain Resort is located in China
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Mountain Resort (China)
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese避暑山庄
Traditional Chinese避暑山莊
Literal meaningMountain Estate for Avoiding the Heat
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBìshǔ Shānzhuāng
Wade–GilesPi-shu Shan-chuang
Ligong
Simplified Chinese离宫
Traditional Chinese離宮
Literal meaningdetached palace
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLígōng
Wade–GilesLi-kung
Manchu name
Manchu script
RomanizationHalhūn be jailara gurung

Chengde Mountain Resort (Chinese: 承德避暑山庄; Manchu: Halhūn be jailara gurung) is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the Shuangqiao District of Chengde in northeastern Hebei province, northern China, about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of China's capital Beijing. This resort was frequently used as a summer palace during the Qing dynasty.[1] Because of its vast and rich collection of Chinese landscapes and architecture, Chengde Mountain Resort in many ways is a culmination of all the variety of gardens, pagodas, temples and palaces from various regions of China.[2] In 1994, The Mountain Resort was awarded World Heritage Site status.[1]

Chengde is one of China's four famous gardens, national relic protection unit and Class 5A Tourist Attractions in China.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 Apr 2021.
  2. ^ Journal of garden history, Volume 19. Taylor & Francis from University of California. 1999.
  3. ^ "中华人民共和国文化和旅游部". www.mcprc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2018-07-05.