One-day tour to Chengde Summer Resort

The Summer Resort is located in Chengde City, Hebei Province. It is one of the four famous gardens in China and a world cultural heritage. It is the largest royal garden in the country. Take bus No. 29 from Chengde East Bus Station or Chengde Railway Station. can be reached. Tickets are 145 yuan (including the villa museum), and student tickets are half price. This price does not include bus and boat tickets in the scenic area. If you want to visit Chengde, you must book a hotel in advance and find the right place to eat. It is said that Badawan and New Qianlong Hotel are very expensive and unpalatable. It is best to bring some water and bread with you in the scenic area, because they are ridiculously expensive.

Tickets can only be purchased at the Li main gate, and other gates are only accessible. Enter from Li Zhengmen, the main entrance of the Mountain Resort. This is the main entrance of the Mountain Resort. The Chengde Municipal Museum is behind the door, and the plaque of the Mountain Resort is inside. If you want to go to the parking lot, it is recommended to enter through Dehui Gate. Chengde Summer Resort is very large, and the scenic areas in the park are divided into three types: lake area, plain area, and mountainous area. There are plain areas in front, and mountains in the back. If you are not a travel enthusiast, don't go all the way in, it's very deep. You can’t visit all the scenic spots in the mountainous area by walking. You can only take a roller coaster ride to visit some of the more famous attractions. You can see Bangchui Mountain and the Little Potala Palace from a distance. If you want to see the full view of the Little Potala Palace and other temples You must stand on the mountain at the border of the summer resort. There are tour buses, 50 yuan per trip, which will take you around the mountainous area and stop four times in the middle. It counts as four scenic spots. The mountain roads are very dangerous. Some roads are very narrow and there is a very steep slope outside. You need to pay attention to safety. The scenic spots in the plain area and lake area can basically be completed with your legs, and you can enjoy it slowly.

The Thirty-Six Scenes of Kangxi are very famous. Among them, Shuixin Pavilion, Yanyu Tower, Canglang Island, Jinshan Mountain and Rehe Spring are all very famous scenic spots. Yanyu Tower is the filming location of "Huanzhugege" , Jinshan is said to attract luck. Suggested scenic spots browsing route: Lizhengmen - Inner Meridian Gate - Danbo Jingcheng Hall - Sizhi Bookstore - Yanbo Zhishuang Hall - Yunshan Resort Building - Cailing Ferry - Ruyizhou - Yanyu Building - Canglang Island - Changhu - Wenjin Pavilion - Rehe Spring - Jinshan Pavilion - Shuixin Pavilion - East Palace Ruins - Dehui Gate. The palace area must be explained by someone, otherwise you will not know the stories inside. It is recommended to hire a tour guide or just listen.

After you go out, you can try Chengde’s specialties, including mutton soup, baked cakes, flower rose cakes, Nansha cakes, Yutu lotus leaf chicken, etc. There are many specialty shops outside the villa. The specialty mountain hazelnuts are okay, and the mare kumiss is very deceptive. There is a well-known local time-honored Heyu Dongfang jewelry store at No. 18 Li Zhengmen Street. There are many eye-catching white jade jewelry in it, which is full of palace feel and very unique.