Located in the city of Chengde, northern Hebei Province, the Chengde Imperial Summer Resort occupies a total area of 5,640,000 sq. m. Its original construction area was 160,000 sq. m. while 80,000 sq. m. Of which is extant. It is the largest imperial garden of its kind in China. It used to be a palace where the emperors handled court affairs and received foreign envoys and tribal leaders. The resort is composed of palaces, lakes, plains and mountains. It was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1994.

There are only seven left of the Exterior Eight Temples, namely, Furen Temple, Puning Temple, Pule Temple, Xumifushou Temple, Putuozongsheng Temple, Anyuan Temple and Shuxiang Temple. The construction of these temples contributed much to the unity among China's various minority ethnic groups, the consolidation of the empire's rule and defense against foreign invasion.