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Also known as Jehol, Rehe, Chengde Shi, Chengde Prefecture

Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 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. Its local dialect is also known for being the closest to Standard Chinese, which took several inspirations from the Chengde dialect. The permanent resident population is approximately 3,473,200 in 2017. At the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city was 3,285,700, a decrease of 16,500 from the end of the previous y

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Chengde is a city in Hebei province northeast of Beijing, historically significant as home to the Mountain Resort, a massive imperial garden and palace where Qing emperors spent their summers. The city is also notable for its local dialect, which is considered closest to Standard Chinese and influenced its development.

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Official name
承德市
Population
3354444
Area
39489.53
Elevation
327
Official website
www.chengde.gov.cn
Image
南营子大街.jpg
Dialing code
314
Licence plate code
冀H
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Chengde
postal code
067000
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Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 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. Its local dialect is also known for being the closest to Standard Chinese, which took several inspirations from the Chengde dialect. The permanent resident population is approximately 3,473,200 in 2017. At the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city was 3,285,700, a decrease of 16,500 from the end of the previous year. The urbanization rate of the resident population is 59.77%.

==History== thumb|left|The touring Chengde. In 1703, Chengde was made the summer residence of the Qing regime. Constructed throughout the eighteenth century, the Mountain Resort was used by the later rulers. The site is currently an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since the seat of government followed the rulers, Chengde was a political center of the Chinese empire during these times.

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