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What city is Jehol now?

Jehol is now Chengde City. Chengde is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, an international tourist city in Hebei Province, and a regional central city connecting Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Mongolia, with an area of 395 19 square kilometers. As of 20 19, the city has three districts and four counties, 1 county-level city and three autonomous counties.

Chengde is located in the northeast of China, in Hebei Province, bordering Beijing and Tianjin in the south, Chifeng and Xilin Gol in the north, Chaoyang, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Zhangjiakou in the east and west, 435 kilometers away from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang and 225 kilometers away from Beijing. It is an important node connecting Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Mongolia, and has a unique geographical advantage of connecting one city with five provinces. It is a national first-class open city, the standard common voice collection place in China, the hometown of photography in China and the hometown of paper-cutting in China.

Chengde is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. 1703, Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty built a summer resort, which became the second political center of the Qing Dynasty. Rehetang was founded in1723; 1733, Yongzheng took the meaning of Chengzu Deze; The emperor who gave the word inherited the virtue of heaven, and the interpretation of the former emperor inherited the grace of heaven and earth to educate everything; Set up Chengde Zhili Prefecture, formerly known as Chengde; In the Republic of China and the early days of liberation, it was the capital of the former Jehol Province; 1955, the organizational system of Jehol Province was abolished, and Chengde was placed under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province. Chengde mountain resort and its surrounding temples are the top ten scenic spots, the top forty tourist attractions and the national key scenic spots in China.