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Traveler Rating
146 reviews Attraction Type:
Castle, Historic site
TravelPod Member ReviewsImperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort Chengde
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Not Good value for Money
siestabrigid 21 contributions Brighton, United Kingdom May 16, 2012
A museum - gardens which were not well-tended - very crowded with lots of hawkers and concession stands. Cost Y120 to go in - not worth it. I could have been taking a walk in any park - museum was the only interesting area and that was marred by the incessant noise of Chinese tour guide microphones blasting your eardrums at every turn. I would not be interested in going there again.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort Chengde
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Down by the Beijing, where the watermelons grow...
Monday, September 10
Breakfast was a quick affair, bought at the market outside and eaten briskly as we wanted to make sure we were in the lobby of the hostel for 8am (the arrival time of our guide, according to the phone conversation with the rep. from the tour company). We were still unable to determine if the confirmation email … -
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A large crowded city
Having read LP blurb on this place I felt it was worth a couple of days out of Beijing to make the trip there. Big mistake - certainly would have spent my time more profitably staying in Beijing and seeing some of the things I omitted, in order to see the things in this city.
Firstly, it is a 4.5 hour train journey - again the train was … -
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The Emperor's Mountain Getaway!
So the 避暑山庄 (bishu shanzhuang -- Mountain villa for avoiding heat) or the Mountain Palace was definitely different from the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was this grand, formidable maze of buildings. The Mountain Palace was certainly opulent, but more understated, spread out, and focused on nature. It kind of …
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