Beijing >> Chengde
December 15th, 2008 • cities, movingmemos, travel
On Sunday December 14, MovingCities left Beijing for a short trip to Chengde – located approximately 200 kilometers north of the capital. We are invited by the Research Center of Cultural Industries, Communication University of China, to participate in a forum during the the 3rd Creative China, Harmonious World International Forum on Cultural Industries in Chengde city, December 14-17, 2008.
During a 3-hour voyage we drove through the city’s outskirts and landscapes dotted with low rise villages and French castles. We drove over frozen rivers and through tunnels, to finally arrive in Chengde around dusk. A couple of snapshots along the road.
Beijing Central Business District | December 14
Castles and cities under construction | December 14
Post-traditional road architecture | December 14
Driving into Chengde | December 14
Pictures by Bert de Muynck | movingcities.org