Chengde Two Days Tour

　Day One, in the morning, we will drive you to Chengde from Beijing . It is noon time when you arrive at Chengde. We will transfer you directly to the hotel and after lunch, we will start our sightseeing right way. It is t he Mountain Resort of Chengde , is the largest imperial garden in modern China . It covers a total area of 564 square kilometers, and is twice as large as the Summer Palace in Beijing . In the Qing Dynasty, it took 89 years (1703 ~ 1792) to complete. The emperors Kangxi and then Qianlong were in charge of this project. The Mountain Resort, also a summer resort, is an important location of wonderful scenery and pleasant climate. Grand palaces, delicate temples, peculiar mountains, exquisite pavilions and tranquil waters are full of beautiful things in your eyes. You will have the choices of walking, hiking, climbing, riding and boating inside the garden. Each year in the summer, the Qing emperors would come and live there for about five to six months. They could not only discuss the court affairs with the ministers but also enjoy themselves. Nowadays, once summer starts, most people think of the Mountain Resort of Chengde and would like to go there to spend their vacations. After that, we will transfer you back to the hotel and be free for the rest of day.

　Day Two, in the morning, we will make two temples. These two temples are two of the famous eight outer Temples during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). 'Eight Outer Temples' is a collective name given to 12 temples located outside Gubeikou - a section of the Great Wall. Eight of the temples were administered by Lifan Yuan, an administration department for the affairs of minorities such as Mongolian and Tibetan, and so the name stuck. Together with the Mountain Resort of Chengde, the temple has been as a World Heritage Site. The 12 temples were built in succession. Construction began in 1713 in the Qing Dynasty and completed in 1780.

　Putuo Zongchengzhi Temple is located to the north of Mountain Resort of Chengde. It is the biggest and the most magnificent building in Eight Outer Temples. Built in 1767 imitating the style of the Potala Palace , the temple is also named 'little Potala Palace '. For another reason that 'Putuo Zongchengzhi' is a Tibetan language meaning ' Potala Palace ' in Chinese. The halls and pavilions in it were designed to naturally strew on hillside according to the hypsography. The Big Red Platform is the principle construction of the temple. The platform and the three halls on it are all with the copper gold tiles roof.

　Also located to the north of the Mountain Resort of Chengde is Puning temple which was built in 1755. It is also known as ' Big Buddha Temple ', for a big wooden Buddhist statue housed there. The Buddhist statue is unusual, being of Kwan-yin, standing 22.23 meters (approx. 72.93 feet) tall, with a thousand eyes and a thousand arms. It is made with five kinds of lignum - pine, cypress, elm, fir and linden, and is one of the biggest preserved wooden statues in China .

　After finished these two temples, it will be the end of the tour for Chengde and we will drive you back to Beijing after the lunch.

　Tour Quotation:

　Hotel in all the destinations:

　In Chengde-----Tianbao Holiday Hotel

　The four-star Tianbao Holiday Hotel, situated at the city center, is near Chengde's long-distance bus station and railway station. The hotel, only Five minutes by car from the imperial Summer Resort and 10 minutes from the Eight Outer Temples, features a ballroom, a gym, a shopping arcade and a cyber-cafe.

　All the quotation will be including:

　1.  Private escorted tour

　2.  All the Entrance fees listed in the itinerary

　3.  Meals only including all breakfasts and lunches

　4.  Skillful driver with private vehicle

　5.  Excellent local guide

　6.  Hotel in Chengde

　7.  Domestic transportation
　　   * All the ground transfer

　8.  All the quotation is by US Dollars which is based on the rate of Bank of China

　9.  Cancellation policy: Cancellation should be informed three days before departure otherwise should have 10% penalty of total price.

　10.  Payment policy: All the payment should be three days in advance before departure.

　11.  Payment method: cash, credit card and wire transfer

  　All the quotation will be NOT including:

　1.   International ticket

　2.  All the dinners

　3.  Personal Expenses.

　4.  Gratuities, Tips to guides or drivers

　Notes: All the quotation would be changed due to the unexpected reason.