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Part of Chengde	The frozen river is used for skating.	A waterwheel.	A view of the market.
Putuo Temple (This is a reproduction of a Tibetan temple)
Inside the entrance	The first gate	The main building	View from the first level.
Prayer wheels half way up.	Across the roofs.		A view of Chengde from roof.
Summer Resort
	Because Chengde is in the mountains the Emperor moved here from Beijing for the hottest months of the year, so it has the same sort of accommodation as the Forbidden City and the facilities of the Beijing Summer Palace.
It is not as decorous,		but has plenty of shade.
A stag in the park.	Bridge over ice.	Frozen lake used for skating	A lakeside path.
Bridge over lake	A path and summer house.	A person walking on the lake.	A nearby pagoda.
Wooden Buddha Temple
The entrance to the Temple of the Wooden Buddha.	Incense burner in the lower yard.		A lower temple.
Prayer wheels.	View up to the main temple building with the wooden Buddha.		Further details.
An incense burner.	Buddhist minstrels waiting to play.		The main temple building.

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