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| Chengde Travel Guide for backpackers |
| Chengde, a small country town, sitting in a river basin on the west bank of the Wulie River, surrounded by the Yunshan mountain range. Gorgeous temples punctuate the cabbage fields around town and recent years it has once more become a summer haven for city dwellers escaping the hussle and bustle of Biejing |
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 DAILY BUDGET in CHENGDE - Currency: Renminbi ('People's Money') Meals - can be kept to around $1 - $2 a meal. Accommodation should be budgeted for about $25 - $35 a day. Food is cheap throughout China. The bottom line is that you'll be charged the 'tourist price' a lot of the time - it's a practice encouraged by the government. Tipping is not really expected in mainland China - but bargaining is definitely OK. You can bargain in shops, street stalls, and hotels - but not in large stores |
Puning Temple - The world's largest woodcarving Buddha is in this temple.
Putuo Zongcheng Temple - A small Potala Palace is a most resplendent and sweeping one of all eight Temples in Chengde.
Xumi Fushou Temple -a name tha means blessing and longevity and a temple that exudes in impressiveness and magnificence.
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Night Market - For a cheap feed, try shaguo (a mini-hotpot) at the night market – a veggie one costs $0.70, a meat-based one $1.20.
Lizhengmen Lu - There are a few good budget restaurants here,opposite the main entrance to the mountain resort, which are lively on summer evenings. A meal for two should be about $1.00.
Songhezhai - Lizhengmen Dajie. Cheap, local food, with good dumplings
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Nanyingzi Dajie - The main shopping drag is a good place to come in the evening when a night market stretches all the way down.
Weekends - Chengde is at its liveliest on Friday and Saturday summer nights,when the weekenders are here.
Yiyuan Nightclub - Just west of the Shanzhuan Hotel, try and get somebody to take you - it caters strictly for wealthy tourists.
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