Chengde

Chengde, a city in China's Hebei province northeast of Beijing, was established by Qing-dynasty emperor Kangxi as the imperial summer residence. The city's core remains the 18th-century Mountain Resort palace complex. It houses villas turned to a museum, Wenjin Pavilion royal library, the yurt-style Menggubao village, plus gardens, pagodas and hunting grounds. Beyond its walls are 8 outlying Buddhist temples.