We're tempted to say yet another temple on the itiniary today. The day started with a visit to the Puning temple. A nice temple again but we have seen so many now that it's difficult to be really impressed and really wanting to discover all the small rooms with Buddha statues. Instead we mainly walked around and soaked up the atmosphere. Lots of Chines people were there to pray so there was a lot of things going on.
New to us today was the 18th century Imperial Summer Resort where the imperial family used to go in the hot summer months. Today it's a museum and a large park with lakes and pagodas. Local people use the area to go and play majong and music, to dance and to enjoy the green area. People from Beijing use the city of Chengde to go a weekend-retreat - away from the more polluted Beijing. We headed out for a boat trip on the lake in a do-it-yourself-paddle-boat. A nice way to spend the time.
Before dinner we went out to find a good cup of coffee. They had nice western food as well so we ordered a tuna salad as as a starter before going out for Chinese food.
Mikkel also got a hair cut before dinner.
New to us today was the 18th century Imperial Summer Resort where the imperial family used to go in the hot summer months. Today it's a museum and a large park with lakes and pagodas. Local people use the area to go and play majong and music, to dance and to enjoy the green area. People from Beijing use the city of Chengde to go a weekend-retreat - away from the more polluted Beijing. We headed out for a boat trip on the lake in a do-it-yourself-paddle-boat. A nice way to spend the time.
Before dinner we went out to find a good cup of coffee. They had nice western food as well so we ordered a tuna salad as as a starter before going out for Chinese food.
Mikkel also got a hair cut before dinner.
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| Chengde in the morning. Pollution is in the air |
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| The Puning Temple |
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| Bird on top of rabbit on top of monkey on top of elephant |
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| Fortune tellers |
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| People praying |
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| The wind force was apparently below 4 today |
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| Buddha of 1000 arms |
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| The temple doesn't escape the pollution |
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| Carl and Malene is taking a short break |
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| People is praying |
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| Carl and Malene outside the temple |
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| Bob got a massage present from Mikkel |
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| Imperial summer resort |
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| Malene and Kate in the pedal boat |
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| Mikkel and Kate in the pedal boat |
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| Malene at the river in Chengde |
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| When ordering you got a bear so they knew who ordered what |
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| Chengde |
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| Ready for a hair cut |
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| Taking a selfie while Mikkel gets a haircut |
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| Badminton in the street |
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| Chinese dinner |
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