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Yuanmingyuan

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Yuanmingyuan

Palace outside Beijing, China, begun in the 18th century by Emperor Kangxi, but mostly built 1747–59 by his grandson Qianlong. The palace was burned down by Lord Elgin October 1860 as revenge for cruelty shown to Western prisoners taken during the advance on Beijing the preceding month. The palace, from its destruction, became a symbol of national humiliation.
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China views the burning and pillaging of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860 by British and French armies as one of its greatest humiliations.
British Museum relaxed about Chinese relics' search by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
China views the burning and pillaging of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860 by British and French armies as one of its greatest humiliations.
British Museum relaxed about Chinese relics' search by AFP / AFP European Edition
China views the burning and pillaging of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860 by British and French armies as one of its greatest humiliations.
British Museum relaxed about Chinese relics' search by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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