Tuesday 5 January 2010

703 CN - Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)

Brief Description

"The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. In addition to its aesthetic interest, the Mountain Resort is a rare historic vestige of the final development of feudal society in China."

承德避暑山庄及其周围寺庙

"承德避暑山庄,是清王朝的夏季行宫,位于河北省 境内,修建于公元1703年至1792年,是由众多的宫殿以及其他处理政务、举行仪式的建筑构成的一个庞大的建筑群。建筑风格各异的庙宇和皇家园林同周围 的湖泊、牧场和森林巧妙地融为一体。避暑山庄不仅具有极高的美学研究价值,而且还保留着中国封建社会发展末期的罕见历史遗迹。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/703















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