Chengde summer resort, also known as Rehe palace, is the place where theQing emperors took summer vacation to deal with government affairs. It has beenbuilt by Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors for 300 years. Last summervacation, I had the honor to visit this famous royal garden with my parents.
After entering the main entrance of Li, I saw a pair of lions, one male andone female. When the Japanese soldiers attacked China, they fell in love withthe lions, but they couldn't pull them away. They were ready to blow them up thenext day. The old guard smeared chicken blood on the lion's eyes that night. Thenext day, the Japanese soldiers thought it was the lion's blood and tears, sothey ran away.
I saw the four big characters of "summer resort" mentioned by EmperorQianlong. Among them, the word "avoid" is one more horizontal. The guide told usthat there are many opinions about "avoid". Some people said that EmperorQianlong got the four characters after he was drunk. It is also said thatEmperor Qianlong's purpose was to avoid a disease called smallpox. In order toprevent the common people from gossiping, he added a horizontal line in the word"avoid".
When I came to Empress Dowager Cixi's room, the smell inside was very bad.The guide is pointing to the items of Empress Dowager Cixi to introduce herthree hobbies one by one: "singing opera, gambling and playing with dogs."Playing with dogs! I suddenly came to the spirit. I have the same hobby asEmpress Dowager Cixi - playing with dogs. How interesting!
There is a museum next to Empress Dowager Cixi's room. Most of the items inthe museum are empress dowager's articles and clothes of the emperor and queen.I also saw the guardians of all kinds of zodiac in it. These are pricelesstreasures!
There are more than these treasures in the summer resort. We need to findmore and discover its unique beauty. At eight o'clock in the evening, there is aperformance about Emperor Kangxi's life. 1300 people took part in theperformance. Five of them played Emperor Kangxi in his childhood, youth, middleage and old age.
In the middle of the performance, a big Buddha appeared, because it wasdark before the big Buddha appeared. I don't know where the big Buddha camefrom. The sharp eyed audience said, "it's from underground." People suddenlyunderstand that the original site is rotating. In the end, the grand performanceof 1300 people came to a successful conclusion.
The scenic spots and historic sites of Chengde Mountain Resort have beendeeply imprinted in my heart. This visit to Chengde Mountain Resort has addedendless fun to my summer vacation life and made my summer vacation moremeaningful!