The Museum
of Chengde Summer Resort, a history museum of Chinese palaces in the Qing
Dynasty (1644-1911). It is located in the Chengde Summer Resort, which is a key cultural
relics preservation sites under the state protection. The resort was once the
main place for Qing emperors Kangxi, Qianlong and Jiaqing to deal with military
and political affairs, hold ceremonies and have feasts, read in spare time and
have entertainment. The Museum of Chengde Summer Resort covers over 56,000 square
meters, with exhibition space of 13,000 square meters and storage space of 1,300
square meters.
The predecessors of the museum were
the Storage Bureau of Ancient Relics in Rehe Province built on February 1949 and
the Museum of the Summer Resort in Chengde City of Hebei Province built in 1956.
The museum treasures up and displays 30,000 cultural relics, 21 important
steles, more than 28,400 ancient books and records, as well as 10 stone drums
with epigraphs done by Emperor Gaozong in the 55th year (1791) during
the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. Besides, there are abundant historical,
national, local and revolutionary heritage.
The museum mainly features eight displays of
restored historical relics, namely Zhanbo Jingcheng, Sizhi Study, Yanbo
Zhishuang, Yanxunshan Shop, Leshou Tang, Life of Empress Dowager Cixi, Wanhe
Songfeng, and Fupian Jade. Other special displays include Qing Crafts, and Eight
Banners of Qing, etc.
The museum once launched a roadshow of Daily
Use Articles of Five Emperors and Once Empress in 17 large- and medium-sized
cities in China.