Beijing Trip Overview
Chengde, previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated 180 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast royal garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence since the weather temperature is cool during the summer there (average 24.5°C /76.1°F in July, and the annual mean is 9.11°C/48.4°F). This tour takes you to visit the UNESCO sites, the imperial garden and Tibatan temples. If you have an extra 2 days in Beijing, and want to do something different, this day trip to Chengde surely can be a good fit for you.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Chengde, previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated 180 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast royal garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence since the weather temperature is cool during the summer there (average 24.5°C /76.1°F in July, and the annual mean is 9.11°C/48.4°F). This tour takes you to visit the UNESCO sites, the imperial garden and Tibatan temples. If you have an extra 2 days in Beijing, and want to do something different, this day trip to Chengde surely can be a good fit for you.
Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing to Chengde Summer Resort
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Your driver will pick you up in your place around 7:30am, and then take you to famous ChengDe Mountain Resort (3 hours driving time) On the way, you can take a nap in air conditioning comfortable car, or enjoy the scenery along the way.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort, North of Shuangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
After arriving Chengde Mountain Resort (around 10:30am), you can visit the emperor’s garden first (2.5 hours). It’s the emperor’s Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. It’s the largest imperial garden in China (double size of Beijing’s Summer Palace), construction spanned nearly ninety years (beginning under Emperor Kangxi in 1703 and lasting through the greater part of Emperor Qianlong’s reign). The Imperial Summer Villa often used as a de facto second capital as Kangxi set a precedent followed by a succession of other Qing emperors. In 1994, the Imperial Summer Villa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Universal Peace (Puning si), North of Chengde Mountain Resort , Shangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
After you later lunch, you will visit one of the outer eight temples Puning Temple. You will learned the histories and stories behind.
At end, transferred to your Chengde hotel. (accommodation cost by yourself).
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: Local food lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Patala Palace-Temple of Distant Peace-Beijing
Stop At: Potala Palace (Putuo Zongcheng Temple), North of Lion Ditch, Chengde 068450 China
After your breakfast and check out from the hotel, your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby.
Today, you will visit the largest temple in the outer eight temples, the little Potala Palace. It was built for Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama during their visit for Tibet. That is why the temple was built on the model of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. You will have couple of hours to visit this temple.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Distant Peace (Anyuan miao), Northeast of Summer Resort, Shuangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
If the time available, you could visit another one of the outer eight temples, Anyuan Temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
After the tour, you will drive back to Beijing for another 3 hours.
Duration: 3 hours
Pass By: Jinshanling Great Wall, Chengde Shi, Luanping County 068250 China
Passby
Meals included:
• Lunch: Local lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
