CHENGDE,Imperial Summer Villa and Mountain Resort
CHENGDE, LOCATED IN THE HEBEI PROVINCE,240 KM FAR FROM BEIJING WAS A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN(now 300 000 people) AND THE SUMMER RETREAT OF THE MANCHU EMPERORS.ORIGINALLY CALLED REHE,IT HAS PLENTY OF SCENERIES AND ITS MOUNTAIN RESORT AND HEIGHT OUTER TEMPLES ARE LISTED AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES.
WE ARRIVED LATE THERE TO VISIT THE BISHU SHANZHUANG,ALSO NAMED THE IMPERIAL SUMMER VILLA AND THE MOUNTAIN RESORT.IT IS THE BIGGEST CHINESE GARDEN.WE WERE NOT DISTRACTED BY THE TOURIST'S CROWD:WE SAW ONLY FEW LOCALS WITH BABIES,IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE LAKE AND THE GROUND OF THE DEERS.
UPON ENTERING THE MAIN GATE,WE SAW THE PALACE CONSISTING OF LOW WOODEN BUILDINGS.TIRED AND GETTING BORED ,I HAD ONLY A GLANCE AT THE DYNASTY RELICS.THEN WE DID A TOO LONG WALK BACK TO THE ENTRANCE.WAITING FOR THE PARTY,I ENJOYED THE LOCAL STREET ATMOSPHERE.
