 
Situated
in northeast Hebei Province, 250 kilometers from Beijing, Chengde covers
an area of 4442 square meters. Surrounded by mountains and with brooks and
streams running through the city, Chengde commands beautiful scenery and
a pleasant climate. Here the Chengde Mountain Resort of classic beauty and
elegant taste, the grand "Eight Outer Temples" and the strange hills and
crags combine to make Chengde a city of scenic and historical interest with
a special and rational layout, as well as a tourist attraction famous both
at home and abroad. |
