Friday, July 11, 2008 
 

 <div style="clear:both;"></div><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chengde Summer Resort</span>, also called Chengde Out Palace or Rehe Xanadu, is situated north of Hebei Province's Chengde downtown, 230 kilometers away from Beijing. First built in the 42nd year (1703) of Emperor Kangxi's reign of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Qing Dynasty</span>, the resort cost about 90 years to construct, covering 564 hectares. It is the largest imperial garden in China.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The resort is divided into two sections: the palace area and the scenic area, the latter of which is subcategorized into Lake Zone, Plain Zone and Mountain Zone.</span></p><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://www.eyongs.net/travel/labels/Chengde Summer Resort.html">Chengde Summer Resort</a></p>
 4:10 AM