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Wednesday December 17. Last day of the Creative China, Harmonious World Forum. The morning consisted out of a visit to the Xumifushou Temple (Temple of Sumeru Happiness and Longevity) and the Mountain Resort, the afternoon of a four hour drive back to the capital. Copied from the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse where the Sixth Panchen Lama lived, the Xumifushou Temple was built in the 45th year of Emperor Qianlong's ...

After our morning exploration of Chengde, in the afternoon we strolled along the banks of the river into the Southern part of the city. Basically we encountered more of the same: office towers and housing blocks under construction and the destruction of the 1950s five story high housing blocks. From on top of Chengde Plaza we saw the city climbing up hill at one side, and following the ...

As part of the 3rd Creative China, Harmonious World International Forum on Cultural Industries (Chengde, December 14-17, 2008) MovingCities gave two presentations. The forum brought together domestic and foreign researchers, academics and policy makers in the field of the Cultural Industries. Last Monday, December 15, the morning consisted out of an opening ceremony followed by keynote speeches and comments of scholars and policy makers, such as Tu Mingde ...

On Tuesday, December 16, MovingCities explored Chengde, a relatively small Chinese city - today's inhabitants round the 300.000, while the region has a population of nearly 4 million. Chengde [Hebei Province 河北承德] is most notorious for its  Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden. Construction of the largest royal garden in China started at the beginning and finished at the end of the eighteenth century and was used by ...

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 ...