Chengde Mountain Resort is situated in the city of Chengde in north China's Hebei province. Built between 1703 and 1792 during the Qing Dynasty, the Mountain Resort took 89 years to complete. Every year Qing emperors would spend six months enjoying the cool and handling government affairs here. It is included in "the Four Chinese Gardens" together with the Summer Palace, the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden. In December, 1994, Chengde Mountain Resort and its surrounding temples were included into the "World Cultural Heritage" list by UNESCO.

Chengde Mountain Resort is a large complex of imperial palaces, gardens and grand temple compounds. Its building layout can be roughly divided into two parts: the palace region and the garden region. The latter can be subdivided into the lake area, the plain area and the mountain area. [China.org.cn/Photo by Liu Huanyu]

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