Chengde

Chengde (Chinese承德市, Pinyin shì Chengde, formerly Jehol, deer热河) is a prefecture-level city about 160 kilometers northeast of Beijing.

Location

Chengde is located in north China's Hebei Province, near the Luan River ( Luan He). Your administrative area has an area of 39,519 km ² and approximately 3.61 million inhabitants ( end of 2004). In particular, in the three autonomous counties there is a high proportion of the population of Manchu and Mongol. The real urban area has a population of about 700,000 people.

History

Chengde was formerly called deer ( Jehol ) and was the capital of the former province of deer.

Chengde is best known as the summer residence of the early emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The mountain resort, they built there in the 18th century, consists of large parks with lakes, pagodas and the Imperial Summer Palace. Outside its walls are the eight outer temples, which are built in different architectural styles from all over China. The most impressive of these are the Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Chinese普陀宗乘, Pinyin Pǔtuó Zongcheng ), the ( Tibet Autonomous Region ) was built on the basis of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and the Pule Temple, in the Temple of Heaven Beijing is modeled. The Mountain Resort and the temple around 1994 were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With road and rail links to Beijing to Chengde has become a transport hub and its cultural heritage made it a popular tourist destination. The Beijing- Chengde Expressway connects directly to downtown Beijing Chengde since 2006.

Administrative Divisions

At county level, Chengde sets of three districts, five counties and three autonomous counties together. These are:

Municipality Shuangqiaoshan (双桥区), 311 km ², 290,000 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
Municipality Shuangluan (双滦区), 250 km ², 100,000 inhabitants;
Municipality Yingshouyingzi Kuang (鹰手营子矿区), 148 km ², 70,000 inhabitants;
Circle Chengde (承德县), 3990 km ², 470,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Xiabancheng (下板城镇);
District Xinglong (兴隆县), 3116 km ², 320,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Xinglong (兴隆镇);
Circle Pingquan (平泉县), 3297 km ², 470,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Pingquan (平泉镇);
Circle Luanping (滦平县), 3195 km ², 320,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Luanping (滦平镇);
District Longhua (隆化县), 5474 km ², 420,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Longhua (隆化镇);
Autonomous County Fengning of Manju (丰宁满族自治县), 8747 km ², 380,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Dage (大阁镇);
Autonomous County Kuancheng of Manju (宽城满族自治县), 1933 km ², 230,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Kuancheng (宽城镇);
Autonomous County of Weichang Manju and Mongols (围场满族蒙古族自治县), 9058 km ², 520,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Weichang (围场镇).

Twinning

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