#Chengde Summer Resort 2026 latest play guide (Douyin/Toutiao source verification version) As the largest existing royal garden in the world, the room temperature in the forest of Summer Resort is only 21-24 ° C from July to August, which is 3-5 ° C lower than that of the urban area. It is the top current of summer resort. The following are practical ways to combine the latest official rules and the experience of local experts: ##1. Must-see before the trip: Tickets & Reservations (hard rules! Don't run for nothing) 1. ** Ticket Price (2026 Peak Season: 4.1-10) ** - Adult tickets are 130 yuan, ** Repeated admission within two days ** (very suitable for slow play); students/minors aged 6-18 are 65 yuan for half price; - Ticket-free people: seniors over 60 years old, children under 1.2 meters/under 6 years old, military personnel, and disabled people can directly enter the park with valid documents; seniors over 70 years old are free of reservation. 2. ** Reservation Requirements ** - Full-line real-name reservation, ** No on-site manual ticket sales **, weekends/holidays will be sold out 3 days in advance, it is recommended to make an appointment at least 1-3 days in advance in the official Mini Program of "Summer Resort and surrounding temple scenic spots"/"Chengde Cultural Tourism" official account, popular dates are recommended 7 days in advance; - Daily limited viewership of 60,000, 7:00 opening, 17:00 stop ticket sales, 17:10 stop admission, the annual ticket can play until 20:00. 3. ** Transportation in the park (must buy! The scenic spot is 8 times the size of the Forbidden City) ** - 60 yuan/person for the sightseeing car around the mountain: the mountain area accounts for 75% of the whole park, and it is all ramps. It is very tiring to walk purely. The mountain car is the first choice for labor saving, and it can also go directly to the observation deck; - 70 yuan/person for a boat tour around the lake: If you want to easily tour the lake area, you can choose a combination of "mountain bike + boat tour" with the elderly and children, and the whole process is basically free of legs. Core gameplay: efficient clocking in routes Summer Resort is divided into four major plates: palace area, lake area, plain area, and mountain area. Different routes are recommended for different durations/crowds: ###✅ Half Day Essence Line (2-3 hours, choose in a hurry) Lizhengmen enters → ** Tampo Jingcheng Hall (Golden Nanmu Hall, the main hall of the emperor's dynasty, the natural nanmu fragrance) ** → Yanyu Building ("Huanzhu Gege" Shufangzhai shooting place, the national wind takes pictures of the top stream) → Rehe Spring (the shortest river in the world) → Wenjin Pavilion (one of the seven library buildings that originally stored "Siku Quanshu", with a stone carving clock in "Summer Resort") → Out of the garden. ###✅ one-day depth line (4-6 hours, classic preferred) - ** 7:00 Entering the park as soon as it opens ** (the least people, the coolest, and you can still shoot unmanned palaces): first visit the palace area for 1 hour (Tanbo Jingcheng Hall, Smoke Wave Refreshing Hall, Museum) to avoid the peak of tour groups after 9 o'clock; - 8:30 Take a mountain car tour of the mountain area (about 2 hours): get off at the ** Erma Road Observation Deck **, which is the best place to overlook the panoramic view of the red and white Tibetan architecture of Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Small Potala Palace), and the mountain breeze is completely dry; - 11:30 Descend the mountain and have a picnic in the shade of the lake area trees. - 13:00-16:00 Slow tour of the lake area + plain area: take a cruise to visit Jinshan Pavilion (imitation of Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, the heart of the lake island is excellent for seeing lotus flowers), Yanyu Building, and then stroll through Wanshuyuan and Deer Garden in the plain area; - After leaving the park in the evening, you can go to Yuanbao Mountain to watch the live performance of "Dingsheng Dynasty Kangxi Ceremony". ✅ two-day slow play line (most comfortable, recommended for family/leisure travel) - Day1: Play the core area of the villa according to the one-day depth line, no need to rush; - Day2: In the morning, visit the essence of the eight temples outside: Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Little Potala Palace) → Sumeru Fushou Temple → Puning Temple (see Qianshou Guanyin), in the afternoon, you can go to Chengde Museum (free, separate reservation is required) or Qinghammer Peak (Bang Cha Mountain, Danxia Landform, Cableway 40 yuan one way). ✅ multi-day extension line (3-4 days, want to deep summer selection) - 3 days: the first two days are on the same page, and the third day is to choose Jinshanling Great Wall (the first choice for Great Wall enthusiasts) or Qinghammer Peak + Pule Temple + urban leisure; - 4 days: In the urban area two days ago, D3 departed to Saihanba National Forest Park (joint ticket 130 yuan, valid for 48-72 hours, average temperature 16 ° C in summer), visited Qixing Lake, Taifeng Lake, and stayed in the mechanical forest farm; D4 visited the source of the Luanhe River and Yudaokou before returning. ##3. Food & Supplies: Eat like this inside and outside the park 1. ** In-park supplies ** - Ruyizhou/Lake District Pier: There are hawthorn cold cakes, naked noodle nests, almond dew boiled small dumplings (warm and sweet for summer); - Wanwan Songfeng Station on the mountain car, Deer Garden in the plain area: there are drinking water, simple meals, iced sour plum soup, and corn cakes. The average person for the main meal is about 65 yuan. It is recommended to bring your own warm water and small snacks to save queuing time. 2. ** Must eat outside the garden ** - Time-honored brand outside Lizhengmen: Chengde buckwheat jelly, poured with tahini sauce and garlic water to cool off the heat and appetizer; - Erxianju Commercial Street: Qiao Family Manchu Eight Bowls (Qing Palace meals, suitable for the elderly and small), Laosan Sheep Soup (with biscuits, standard for local brunch); - Souvenirs: Nansha cakes, flower rose cakes (royal dim sum, soft and sweet); - Night Market: Erxianju Night Market has cold noodles, donkey meat fire, and skewers at night, and the prices are close to the people. ##4. Pit Avoidance & Precautions 1. ** Wear & Equipment **: Wear short sleeves + sunscreen clothes, sun hats, sunglasses (extremely strong ultraviolet rays) during the day, and must bring a thin coat/jacket in the morning and evening (the temperature difference between day and night exceeds 10 ° C); wear non-slip shoes, the long moss of the lake slate is very slippery; bring mosquito repellent. 2. ** Safety reminder **: It is strictly forbidden to wade, swim, and fish in the lake area. There are silt pits and aquatic plants at the bottom of the water, and the shore is easy to slip. When taking children, be sure to hold them well throughout the process. Do not chase or lean over the lake to fish for things. Wear life jackets throughout the cruise, and do not stand by the boat and reach out to play in the water. 3. ** Transportation and accommodation ** - Transportation: Beijing Chaoyang/Qinghe Station to Chengde South High-speed Railway is the fastest 50 minutes, the fare is about 90 yuan, Chengde South taxi to the urban area is about 30 yuan; self-driving Daguang Expressway 3-3.5 hours, convenient parking around the scenic spot; to the dam It is recommended to drive/charter a car, 4 people round-trip about 500-600 yuan. - Accommodation: The first choice in the urban area is around the summer resort, with a high budget, you can choose Qiwang Tower (garden style in the villa, 800 +/night), and the cost-effective Chinese hotel/Hilton Hampton; it is most convenient to live in a mechanical forest farm on the dam. Book a room 1-2 weeks in advance during peak season, otherwise you may live dozens of kilometers away. 4. ** Peak staggering skills **: Be sure to enter the park at 7:00. When the tour group enters the park at 9:30, you will already be blowing on the mountain; photography enthusiasts can avoid the crowds by going to Saihanba Lake before 6:00 in the morning.