Chengde Mountain Resort

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Chengde Mountain Resort is a vast Qing dynasty imperial summer palace and landscaped garden complex in northern China, renowned for its blend of Chinese and foreign architectural styles and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial palace complex
landscape garden
alsoKnownAs Bishu Shanzhuang
architecturalStyle Chinese
Manchu
Mongolian
Tibetan
area about 5.6 square kilometres
about 560 hectares
builtDuringReignOf Kangxi Emperor
builtFor Qing emperors
constructionBegan 1703
constructionCompleted 1792
country China
elevation approximately 600 meters above sea level
expandedDuringReignOf Qianlong Emperor
function political and diplomatic center for relations with border peoples
summer residence of Qing emperors
hasPart lake area
mountain area
outer temples of Chengde
palace area
plain area
hasTempleNearby Puning Temple
Putuozongcheng Temple
Xumi Fushou Temple
heritageCriteria Cultural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageId 703
heritageListingYear 1994
influencedBy Northern Chinese landscapes
Southern Chinese gardens
knownFor blend of Chinese and foreign architectural styles
imperial summer retreat
large-scale landscape design
landscapeType combination of lakes, plains, and mountains
locatedIn Chengde
Hebei Province
northern China
nativeName 承德避暑山庄
significance important testimony to Qing dynasty imperial power
outstanding example of Chinese landscape garden design
touristAttraction major tourist destination in Hebei
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific
UNESCOSiteType Cultural property
usedBy Qing dynasty imperial family

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Hebei
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Chengde Mountain Resort ("承德避暑山庄")
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