The above photo and the 3 below were taken at Bishu Shanzhuang, which used to be the imperial summer resort. This is definitely Chengde's star tourist attraction.
The Imperial Summer Resort is a great place to visit, but no lack of restrictions.
Vegan delight -- it seems to be a common practice for Chengde restaurants to grow greens right inside the dining area. They're then cut to order.
Colorful temple-like view from my hotel room.
Spotted this room at the hotel. 消毒间 translates as "disinfectant room". Not sure what that's about, but my room was definitely very clean.
Grounds of the hotel very beautiful traditional Chinese architecture and landscaping.
Above photo and 4 below taken at Puning Temple, Chengde's only active temple. A huge place, with traditional Chinese-style buildings in front, and Tibetan-style behind.
Pretty easy to guess what that guy in the little booth is selling.
This I think is my best photo from Chengde.
Temple souvenir stands just before the exit gate.
This is ancient Chinese script, so I'm not able to translate it.
Friday afternoon train to Beijing fairly crowded. Soon after I took this photo many of these passengers had settled into their bunks for a long afternoon siesta.
Almost a full moon. Night shot of Qi Wang Lou, the hotel where I stayed.
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