The Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde was included in “the World Heritage list” in 1994 (No.200-011) according to the selection criteria for cultural heritage C(II) (IV).

Evaluation of the World Heritage Committee: Chengde Mountain Resort is a summer palace of Qing Dynasty, which is located in Hebei Province, and was constructed from 1703 to 1792. It is a huge architectural complex composed of a large number of palaces and other buildings where government affairs were handled and ceremonies were held. Temples of various architectural styles and the royal garden are artfully integrated with the surrounding lakes, forests and pastures. The mountain Resort not only has high aesthetic value in research, but also reserved the rare historical monuments of the late period of China's feudal society.

The assessment of world heritage is primarily made according to the “Convention on World Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection” (I and II). A heritage item must undergo strict examination and approval procedures before it is included in “the World Heritage List”.

The World Heritage Committee meeting, held once a year, examines the heritage items expected to get into the World Heritage List primarily according to the evaluation report given by experts commissioned by the committee to have visits to heritage sites in person. The site visits are mainly arranged by ICOMOS and IUCN. The former has its headquarter in Paris, founded in 1965, the only non-governmental international association engaged in the study of cultural heritage protection theory, the use and promotion of technology, with over 80 countries as member nations and 4500 individual members. The latter has its headquarter in Geneva, founded in 1948, aiming at promoting and encouraging man’s protection and permanent use of natural resources, with official institutions, civil societies as well as institutions of scientific research and protection from 120 countries as its members. Both of the above, commissioned by the World Heritage Committee, respectively investigate the cultural and natural heritage nominated for inclusion of the directory and submit the evaluation report.