
Chengde is a city approximately one hundred miles northeast of Beijing in Hebei province, situated near the Luan River. Chengde was formerly called Rehe (Jehol), and was the capital of the now defunct Rehe province. Chengde is famous for the imperial summer palace (bishushanzhuang, Fleeing-the-Heat Mountain Villa) which was built by Emperor Kangxi in 1703. And here is a very good place to get a summer holiday.