Preserving Chengde

This volume contains a collection of studies and analyses carried out during a “First Assessment Phase” prior to the creation of a “Conservation Master Plan for Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples”. The Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, located at Chengde, in Hebei Province, is a highly significant site for its historical, artistic and scientific resources.
The research activities reported herein were carried out during the multidisciplinary training course titled “The Conservation of Ancient Monuments and Historical Sites”. The course was organised by the Sino-Italian Conservation Training Centre (Beijing) in 2007 as part of a project funded by the Italian Development Cooperation branch of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; it was conducted by the Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient (Is.I.A.O.).