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Chengde mountain resort Summer Resort covers an area of 5.64 million square meters, and the winding palace wall around the resort is 1 10,000 meters long. It is the largest existing royal garden in China. With the help of natural wild interest, the summer resort has formed the layout of southeast lake area, northwest mountain area and northeast grassland, which is isomorphic and becomes the epitome of Chinese territory. Built at the southern end, the Palace is the place where the emperor exercises power, lives, studies and entertains. So far, it has collected more than 20,000 pieces of furnishings and daily necessities of the emperor. The summer resort, the summer palace of the Qing emperor, has built more than 20 groups of buildings/kloc-0 by various traditional methods, integrating the characteristics of Jiangnan water town and northern grassland, and has become a model of China royal garden art.

The surrounding temples are composed of 12 magnificent Lama temples, such as Boren Temple, Boshan Temple, Pule Temple, Anyuan Temple, Puning Temple, Puyou Temple, Guangyuan Temple, Sumeru Fushou Temple, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Guang 'an Temple, Luohantang Temple, Muxiang Temple, etc., surrounding the east and north foothills outside the villa, covering an area of 47 * *. Every temple is like a monument, recording the history of unity and unity in the Qing Dynasty. The architectural style of these temples combines Chinese and Tibetan culture and art. In temples, nearly 10,000 exquisite Buddha statues and utensils have been well preserved and enshrined, and their isomorphism has become the masterpiece of China's ancient architecture in the18th century.

The summer resort and its surrounding temples are a closely linked organic whole, and at the same time have a strong contrast of different styles. The summer resort is quaint and elegant, and the surrounding temples are magnificent. This was one of the important measures taken by the Qing emperors to deal with ethnic relations. Due to the historical and cultural heritage of many groups, the Summer Resort and its surrounding temples have become the national key cultural relics protection units, the top ten scenic spots in China, and one of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities and 44 scenic spots protection areas in China. On May 8, 2007, chengde mountain resort and its surrounding temple scenic spots were officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as national 5A-level tourist attractions. The Summer Palace, together with the Summer Palace in Beijing, Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou and Lingering Garden in Suzhou, is one of the four famous gardens in China.

Lake area with "natural scenery better than West Lake"

The essence of garden scenic spots is basically in the lake area. Kangxi once boasted that "natural scenery is better than the West Lake". Although the lake is not as big as Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace, it is divided into five lakes by long dikes and islands, and there are bridges between them. The banks of the river are shaded by trees, and the main scenic buildings of the villa are scattered around the lake area, which is tortuous and beautiful.

Most of the scenic spots in the lake area are modeled after the scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, such as the Yanyu Building, which is modeled after the Yanyu Building in Nanhu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. The layout of Jinshan Island is imitated from Jinshan in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. There are two groups of buildings on the two islands in the lake, one is called "Ruyi Island" and the other is called "Moonlight River Sound". There are rockeries, pavilions, halls, temples, pools and other buildings on Ruyi Island, which are cleverly laid out and are the center of the scenic spot. "Moonlight River Sound" consists of an exquisite quadrangle and several pavilions. Whenever the bright moon is in the sky on Dongshan night, the crisp moonlight reflects the calm lake water, and everything in the villa is silent, only the lake beats against the embankment and makes a pleasant sound, hence the title of "Moonlight River Sound".

Plain areas are mainly patches of grasslands and forests. At that time, there was Wanshuyuan, which contained 28 yurts of different specifications. The largest of them is the Imperial Mongolian yurt, with a diameter of 72 feet. It is the emperor's temporary palace, where Qianlong often summoned nobles, religious leaders and foreign ambassadors of ethnic minorities.