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Chengde is called the "Pearl Outside the Great Wall ".It has been
enlisted among the "24 Famous Historical and Cultural Cities", the "44
Major Scenic Attractions of China",the "10 Most Important Scenic
Attractions of China", the "40 Leading Scenic Spots of China", the
"First Group of the Best Tourist Cities of China". The UNESCO enlisted
Chengde Mountain Resort and its surrounding temples in the Directory of
World Heritage in 1994,which helped to make Chengde one of the most
famous cultural cities in the world.
Chengde lies in the northeast of Hebei
province. It Neighbors on Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia,
and borders Tanshan, Qinhuangdao and Zhangjiakou. It is not far from
the Bohai Bay to the southeast. Shuangqiao District, where the
municipal government is situated, is 224 kilometers from Beijing, 200
kilometers from the Capital Airport, 320 kilometers from Tianjin, 360
kilometers from Tianjin, 360 kilometers from Qinhuangdao and 526
kilometers from Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.
Tourist resources in Chengde are the richest of the whole province,
including 8 state-level protected cultural relic sites, 35
province-level protected cultural relic sites, 30 natural scenic spots,
20 forest parks, state-level nature-protected zones and folk vacation
zones. Chengde Mountain Resort is the largest royal garden exiting in
the world, and the Eight Outer Temples is the Largest temple group in
the world.
With the development of the opening to the outside world, tourist
industry has developed rapidly. Not only that the Mountain Resort and
the Eight Outer Temples and the other surrounding natural scenic spots
have been improved in many ways, but also that the tourist places have
been extended in all directions into the counties. The Golden Line for
Tour and the Beijing-Chaoyang Line for Tour have been perfected. Around
the two lines, different tourist systems have appeared, such as
"Puningsi Temple Worship Tour" , been installed."Panjiakou Park on
Water", etc. With the development of the tourist resources, the tourist
industries are also developing very fast. Now there are 50 hotels for
foreigners, 25 star-level hotels.
Links
http://cd.hebiic.gov.cn/English
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