Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples
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Chengde Mountain Resort (Chinese: 承德避暑山庄; Manchu: ᡥᠠᠯᡥᡡᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠵᠠᡳ᠌ᠯᠠᡵᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠩ Halhūn be jailara gurung) is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the Shuangqiao District of Chengde in northeastern Hebei province, northern China, about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of China's capital Beijing. This resort was frequently used as a summer vacation place before the Kuomintang Republic of China. Because of its vast and rich collection of Chinese landscapes and architecture, Chengde Mountain Resort in many ways is a culmination of all the variety of gardens, pagodas, temples and palaces from various regions of China. In 1994, The Mountain Resort was awarded World Heritage Site status.
Chengde is one of China's four famous gardens, national relic protection unit and Class 5A Tourist Attractions in China.
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