Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

Cultural
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Photo: takwing.kwong / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Country China
Year inscribed1994
Criteria(ii) (iv)

Overview

The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. In addition to its aesthetic interest, the Mountain Resort is a rare historic vestige of the final development of feudal society in China.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0