China travel
- Chengde Chengde is a famous historic city in Hebei Province in Northeast China. The city is a popular tourist destination. Distance to Beijing is 230km. Total population of Chengde is 3.6 million people; the urban population is about 500.000.
- airport Chengde has a small airport with occasional charter flights. Nearest large airport is Beijing Capital International Airport at 180km.
- train Chengde Railway Station is to the southeast of the city center (Wulie Road). Direct trains run to Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Tianjin, Dandong and Jinzhou.
- bus There are several long distance bus stations in Chengde. The main bus station has daily bus services to Beijing Xizhimen Long distance Station.
- Chengde Mountain Resort Chengde Mountain Resort is the main attraction in Chengde. The Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors used to spend their summer months in this large retreat when the weather in Beijing became too hot. The Mountain Resort was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1994.
- other attractions - Puning Temple
- hotels - Qian Yang Hotel: facing the Mountain Resort (1km)
- business Chengde New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone is 5km from the city and 4km from the railway station.
Chengde - Beijing: trains daily: journey takes 4h.22min - 6h.01min (256km)
Chengde - Chaoyang: trains daily: journey takes 6h.24min - 6h.33min (300km)
Chengde - Shijiazhuang: 1 night train: journey takes 10h.11min (539km)
- Eight Outer Temples
- Kuixing Pavilion
- Qingchui Cliff National Park
- Shenghua Hotel: adjacent to the long distance bus station
- Bailou Hotel: in Chengde High-Tech Industry Development Zone
Chengde Mountain Resort
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