My Hometown ChengDe I come from Hebei province, chengde city ,my hometown is famous for its beautiful scenery and celebrated history it attracts many tourists from all over the world Chengde,located in the northeast of the Hebei province, it’s a famous cultural city with about 300 years history; used to be the second political center in the Qing dynasty, with the the largest intact imperial garden and palace in China.----- Chengde Summer Resort. this Imperial Palace, covering an area of 5.64 million square meters was where Qing emperors spent their summer days. construction spanned nearly ninety years, beginning under Emperor Kangxi in 1703 and lasting through the greater part of Emperor Qianlong’s reign\ Chengde Summer Resort. can be divided into two sections: a palace section and a garden section. The palace section is where Qing emperors would dispose of state affairs and live during their stays at the Resort. The garden section can be further divided into a lake section, plains section, and mountain section. in the lake section ,one of the most beautiful sites is the “Moon Color and River Sound” Islet. When night falls, the surrounding waters shimmer with moonlight. It is so peaceful. The lakeside buildings were designed in the style of the garden in Jiangsu province The plains section located to the north of the lake section it’s covered with both grassland and forest. Emperor Qianlong of Qing dynasty often entertained some royals of other nationalities and the envoys from foreign countries. Mountain Section covers the largest area of the palace On the top of the Mountain you can see the entire Imperial resort, the surrounding temples outside the resort and the downtown of Chengde Beside the chengde summer resort,There are many tourist resorts in my hometown. the Jinshanling Great Wall in luanping county it is the best preserved part of the Great Wall with many original features. . Mulan Paddock it’s a famous hunting ground for imperial families in qing dynasty Bashang Grassland. A ideal tourist place with an enormous meadow and refreshing air For 300yesrs chengde has witnessed great changes of time its glorious history and beautiful scenery makes me feel proud .to live there.