In 1702, the second Emperor of the Qing dynasty ordered construction of a new summer palace in Rehe (now Chengde, Hebei) to support his annual tours north among the court\'s Inner Mongolian allies.
At this site, from late spring through early autumn, the Kangxi Emperor presided over rituals of intimacy and exch.
The Mountain Estate to Escape the Heat (Bishu Shanzhuang) was strategically located at the node of mountain "veins" through which the Qing empire\'s geomantic energy was said to flow.
In 1702, the second Emperor of the Qing dynasty ordered construction of a new summer palace in Rehe (now Chengde, Hebei) to support his annual tours north among the court\'s Inner Mongolian allies