Chengde-Imperial playground
<p><span word="Picturesque">Picturesque</span> <span word="Chengde">Chengde</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="break">break</span>. <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="Dzodin">Dzodin</span> <span word="explores">explores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Putuo">Putuo</span> <span word="Zongcheng">Zongcheng</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Outlying">Outlying</span> <span word="Temples">Temples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengde">Chengde</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Resort">Resort</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="clinquant">clinquant</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="tiles">tiles</span>. <span word="Photos">Photos</span> <span word="Provided">Provided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Period">Period</span> (770-476 <span word="BC">BC</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="barbarians">barbarians</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="psychologically">psychologically</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="penned">penned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="gem">gem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Chengde">Chengde</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picturesque">picturesque</span> 250 <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1644-1911) <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oven">oven</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="summers">summers</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plethora">plethora</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="picturesque">picturesque</span> <span word="temples">temples</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>.</p><p><span word="Chengde">Chengde</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Resort">Resort</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigns">reigns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="Kangxi">Kangxi</span>, <span word="Yongzheng">Yongzheng</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qianlong">Qianlong</span>. <span word="Dwarfing">Dwarfing</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>.</p>
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