Cheng De Trip

My Professor Pei Jian invited our entire lab including Kelly and I on a trip to Cheng De and the grasslands by inner Mongolia. The historic city of Cheng De once served as the primary summer vacation spot for the emperor. The "Avoiding Heat Mountain Village" (literal translation) in Cheng De was designed to be a place for the emperor to cool down and hunt. Two other sites that we visited in Cheng De is the Puning Temple and the Putuo Zongcheng Temple.


Just inside the city walls of the Avoiding Heat Mountain Village


A nice view from the mountain top.


Me at one of the temples in the Avoiding Heat Mountain Village


Putuo Zongcheng Temple as seen from the Mountain.


Puning Temple

In the grasslands we enjoyed the beautiful scenics, a fun horse ride, and a satisfying lamb feast.


On the way to the Moon Lake


Riding back to camp by the Moon lake.


Outdoor KTV after our lamb feast