This city is not big, so you can easily get to every corner of the city. Most bus ticket fees start at CNY1 but are never more than CNY5; many of the buses are self-service and charge CNY 1 for one journey. Bus Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 15 will take you to the Railway Station. Bus Nos. 5, 6, 10, 11, 15 will take you to the Mountain Resort.

Taking a taxi is also a convenient and quite cheap choice. The standard taxi fare is CNY5 for the first two kilometers and CNY1.4-1.6 per additional kilometer. Generally, the taxi fare within the city zone will cost no more than CNY 10 during the day; however, the price in the evening is a little higher.

With a diversity of climate types, the four seasons are distinct from each other in Chengde. The weather is cold in winter, dry in spring, rainy in summer and cool in autumn. The average annual temperature is about 9°C (about 48°F). Generally speaking, the best time to tour Chengde is between April and October; however, visitors can experience different outlooks in different seasons as the variety of clime.

To the east and north of the Mountain Resort are the Eight Outer Temples, the largest cluster of royal temple in the world, with the architectural styles including the Han, Mongolian, Uigur and Tibetan, etc. UNESCO listed the Mountain Resort and the Eight Outer Temples as a world cultural heritage site in 1994.