chengde

main cities of hebei: chengde , qinhuangdao , shijiazhuang , baoding , tangshan , handan , zhangjiakou

chengde is a famous historical and cultural city. it is situated in hebei province and has an area of 4,471 square kilometers and a population of 88.5 million. located some 250 km northeast of beijing, chengde offers a nice, cool alternative to the summer heat of the capital.

chengde scenic sights include: putuozongsheng (potala) palace which is the largest and most impressive of the chengde palaces was built in 1790 by qianlong for his 60th birthday. xumifushou temple which was built in 1781 in honour of the sixth panchen lama. it is an imitation of a temple in shigatse and combines tibetan and han architecture. the highest point features a hall with eight copper dragons, giving the roof an impressive look. pule temple, built in 1776 for visits of minorities, among them kazaks, this temple features an unusual round pavilion that resembles beijing's temple of heaven. puning temple which was built by qianlong to commemorate his victory over the mongols. a stele describes the events in chinese, manchu, tibetan and mongol. the temple itself is modeled on a tibetan temple. it features a 22 m high buddha, avalokitesvara, with 42 arms and an eye on each palm. the temples has been listed into the world culture heritage.

mineral deposits of chengde include coal, iron, copper, molybdenum, manganese, titanium, fluorite, and iceland spar. the output of iceland spar ranks the highest in china.

industries are machinery, electronics, meters, food processing, pharmaceuticals, tourism products, metal making, and construction materials. the chief farm products include corn, sorghum, millet, sesame, peanuts, and fruit.

chengde is a famous cultural city with about 300 years history; it used to be the second political center in the qing dynasty, with the largest extant royal garden in china. chengde was commonly called "rehe", for the sake of having the ever flowing and unfrozen spring here. the imperial summer villa and the eight outer temples are very famous scenic spots of china. the special locally-made products are silk products, glass ware, and tinned food.

climatic features: temperate continental monsoon and hilly area climate; four seasons clearly; cold winters without cold current; cool summers without hot period; with enough sunshine of 2000 hours annually and frost-free period of 110-220 days

the main mountains of chengde are: mt. luohanshan, mt. tianqiaoshan, mt. jiguanshan, mt. shuangtashan, mt. yuanbaoshan, mt. wulingshan, the yanshan mountain chain; and the main rivers: luanhe river, beisanhe river, liaohe river, dalinghe river, wuliehe river, chenghu lake, ruyihu lake, jinghu lake. local highlights: hebeibangzi, pingju drama.

location: located between north latitude 4011'- 4240' and east longitude11554' - 11915' in the northeast of the hebei province, the hinterland of yanshan mountain chain; 435 kilometers away from its provincial capital, shijiazhuang, 256 kilometers from beijing

neighboring areas: beijing and tianjin municipalities; shandong, henan, shanxi, and liaoning provinces; inner mongolia autonomous region

physical feature: consisted of two type of landforms: plateau and hilly area; with the specified three-dimensional land resource; being surrounded by mountains

population: 3.53 million

urban population: 0.20 million

area: 40,000 sq km

nationalities: han, hui, manchu, mongolian and korean

history: a famous cultural city with about 300 years history; used to be the second political center in the qing dynasty, with the largest extant royal garden in china; commonly called as "rehe", for the sake of having the ever flowing and unfrozen spring here; used to be the provincial capital of rehe province in 1928

climatic features: temperate continental monsoon and hilly area climate; four seasons clearly; cold winters without cold current; cool summers without hot period; with enough sunshine of 2000 hours annually and frost-free period of 110-220 days

average temperature: 4-13c annually

rainfall: annual precipitation 800 mm

mountains: mt. luohanshan, mt. tianqiaoshan, mt. jiguanshan, mt. shuangtashan, mt. yuanbaoshan, mt. wulingshan, the yanshan mountain chain

rivers: luanhe river, beisanhe river, liaohe river, dalinghe river, wuliehe river, chenghu lake, ruyihu lake, jinghu lake

local highlights: hebeibangzi, pingju drama

 

 

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