Chengde

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.

Chengde
承德市
Chengte, Jehol
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Jinshanling, Mountain Resort, Skyline of Chengde, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Sledgehammer Peak
Location of Chengde City jurisdiction in Hebei
Chengde
Location of the city centre in Hebei
Chengde
Chengde (Northern China)
Chengde
Chengde (China)
Coordinates (Chengde municipal government): 40°57′11″N 117°57′47″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Settled1681
EstablishedNovember 15, 1983
Municipal seatShuangqiao District
Area
  Prefecture-level city39,519 km2 (15,258 sq mi)
  Urban
724.03 km2 (279.55 sq mi)
  Districts1,252.7 km2 (483.7 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
  Prefecture-level city3,473,200
  Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
  Urban
920,395
  Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
  Districts
642,000
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 135.9 billion
US$ 21.8 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 38,506
US$6,182
Area code314
ISO 3166 codeCN-HE-08
License Plate Prefix冀H
Websitehttp://www.chengde.gov.cn
City tree
Pagoda Tree
City flower
Rugosa Rose
Chengde
Chinese name
Chinese承德
PostalChengte
Literal meaningUpholding Virtue
Receiving Virtue
Rehe
Traditional Chinese熱河()
Simplified Chinese热河()
PostalJehol
Literal meaningHot River
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХалуун гол
Mongolian scriptᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ
Manchu name
Manchu script᠊ᡵᡩᡝᠮᡠ ᠪᡝ ᠠᠯᡳᡥᠠ
AbkaiErdemu Be Aliha
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