Chengde Favorite Tips by nepalgoods Top 5 Page for this destination

Summerpalace

Favorite thing: A big garden is left of the former summerpalace. Chengde has a nicer climate than Beijing. So the Emperors with all their people went to Chengde for some months in summer in the 18th century.

But after ashort time, Chengde was no longer used as summer palace, because one Emperor was killed in the gardens by lightning. So this place was considered unlucky.

Fondest memory: The park is very big. I enjoyed walking around almost alone in some areas.

Tibetan temples

Favorite thing: It is interesting to see all the details of the temples like this Buddha.

Temples

Favorite thing: The temples around Chengde resemble famous Tibetan temples like the Potala in Lhasa. Emperor Qianlong had a special liking for the Tibetian peeople and the Buddhism as one of his favourite wives was from Tibet. That is why he built this temples.