What's the attraction of chengde mountain resort? Why did the Qing emperors always like to go here?

I know that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty went to the summer resort to enjoy the cool every summer. The main reason is that the local climate is very beautiful and cool, suitable for Qing emperors to play. You know, at that time, the quality of life of these Qing rulers was very high. The rulers often came here for the summer every summer, which must be because some characteristics here attracted the monarch.

Chengde's summer resort itself has very beautiful natural scenery, and at that time, some scenery outside the Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River can be seen here, so it was deeply liked by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. Chengde mountain resort was in Hebei province, which was not too far from the Forbidden City. In the Qing Dynasty, it reached a very prosperous period, and Chengde was even the second political center of Beijing. This shows chengde mountain resort's position in the hearts of these Qing rulers.

Chengde mountain resort was formally built in the 20th year of Kangxi. At that time, the main purpose of building this villa was to better manage the Mongolian region scientifically, and also to make the defense in the north more stable. But later, because the monarch lived here for a long time, he began to pay attention to food and shelter. At that time, the sky in Beijing was very serious, and at this time these rulers would come here to avoid the epidemic. According to statistics, these Qing rulers spent a lot of time in this city's summer resort, so it can be said that they lived here for a large part of their time.

First of all, there are very macro temples and temples in this area. We should know that many of these rulers in the Qing Dynasty had some religious beliefs, so when chengde mountain resort was built, the designers built the traditional Buddhist temples of the Han nationality here at that time, and later there were some Tibetan temples. Moreover, because of the beautiful natural scenery here, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty can also feel the elegant mountain village here, which looks more peaceful than the Forbidden City and can make the rulers of the Qing Dynasty feel a different way of life.