Architecture

Chengde Mountain Resort, Lizheng Gate, male lion statue

Chengde, Hebei, China

避暑山庄 (Bìshǔ shānzhuāng) [Chinese simplified]
避暑山莊 (Bìshǔ shānzhuāng) [Chinese traditional]
ᡥᠠᠯᡥᡡᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠵᠠᡞᠯᠠᠷᠠ ᡤᡠᠷᡠᠩ (Halhūn be jailara gurung) [Manchu]
离宫 (Lígōng) [Chinese simplified]
離宮 (Lígōng) [Chinese traditional]
丽正门 (lìzhèngmén) [Chinese]
外午门 (wàiwǔmén) [Chinese]
Chengde Mountain Resort, Lizheng Gate, male lion statue

Architecture

structure overview
Chengde Mountain Resort » Lizheng Gate
architectural element(s)
statue

Architecture: Lizheng Gate

full/alternative names
Outer Meridian Gate
built
1754
architectural element(s)
gatehouse

Architecture: Chengde Mountain Resort

historic names
Rehe Palace
热河行宫 (Rèhé xínggōng) [Chinese]
built
1703-1792
culture
Chinese
style/period
Chinese style
work type
imperial palace, summer palace
patronage
Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong Emperor

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Hebei » Chengde Shi » Chengde » Shuangqiao
local language location name
承德 (Chéngdé), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1703-1912
Great Qing
1912-1933
Republic of China
1933-1945
Manchukuo
1945-1949
Republic of China

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
703

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,060 × 3,694  pixel
42.8 × 31.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
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