Chengde
Chengde
承德市 Chengte, Jehol | |
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Clockwise from top: Jinshanling, Mountain Resort, Skyline of Chengde, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Sledgehammer Peak | |
Location of Chengde City jurisdiction in Hebei | |
| Coordinates (Chengde municipal government): 40°57′11″N 117°57′47″E / 40.953°N 117.963°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Settled | 1681 |
| Established | November 15, 1983 |
| Municipal seat | Shuangqiao District |
| Area | |
| 39,519 km2 (15,258 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 724.03 km2 (279.55 sq mi) |
| • Districts | 1,252.7 km2 (483.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population | |
| 3,473,200 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 920,395 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Districts | 642,000 |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 135.9 billion US$ 21.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 38,506 US$6,182 |
| Area code | 314 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HE-08 |
| License Plate Prefix | 冀H |
| Website | http://www.chengde.gov.cn |
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Pagoda Tree City flower Rugosa Rose | |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 承德 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chengte | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Upholding Virtue Receiving Virtue | ||||||||
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| Rehe | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 熱河(兒) | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 热河(儿) | ||||||||
| Postal | Jehol | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hot River | ||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Халуун гол | ||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᠊ᡵᡩᡝᠮᡠ ᠪᡝ ᠠᠯᡳᡥᠠ | ||||||||
| Abkai | Erdemu Be Aliha | ||||||||
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence. The permanent resident population is approximately 3,473,200 in 2017.