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Where is Chengde, Hebei?

Chengde is located in the northeast of Hebei Province, bordering Beijing and Tianjin in the south, 435 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, and 225 kilometers away from Beijing. It is an important node connecting Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Mongolia, and a transitional zone connecting North China and Northeast China. With the unique geographical advantage of "one city connecting five provinces", it is a national first-class open city, a place for collecting standard Putonghua sounds in China, a hometown of photography in China and a hometown of paper-cutting in China. 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. 1994, which was listed in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

Geographical location of Chengde City, Hebei Province

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. 1723 Jehol Hall was established. 1733, Yongzheng took the meaning of "inheriting the virtue of the ancestors" and gave the word "the emperor inherited the virtue of heaven and earth", indicating that the first emperor inherited the grace of heaven and earth. And 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.