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Uncover fascinating histories and witness New China. The Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan Park, was the most magnificent imperial garden in history of China, but was destroyed in 1860. Explore its facts, history, layout, and travel info.
The Old Summer Palace, aka Yuanmingyuan Ruins, is an imperial garden built in the Qing Dynasty and burnt down in 1860 by the Anglo-French Allied Forces.
Widely perceived as the pinnacle work of Chinese imperial garden and palace design, the Old Summer Palace was known for its extensive collection of gardens, its building architecture and numerous art and historical treasures.
19 paź 2020 · Visitors take photos of the ruins of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing on Sunday, the day marking the 160th anniversary of its destruction.
22 kwi 2024 · The Ruins of the Old Summer Palace: The destructions of the old Summer Palace are located about 5 kilometres west of the new one. The ruins of the Western Mansions and the sprays are especially famous with visitors.
7 lip 2019 · But not everyone has heard of its OG cousin, the Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan - 圆明园). Formerly the most famously beautiful garden and palace complex in the whole of China, it is now an enormous park covered with walking trails, lakes, rivers, bridges, gardens, and the odd ruin or two.HistoryThe Old Summer Palace was built during the ...
18 gru 2023 · The Old Summer Palace, also called Yuanmingyuan “圆明园” in Chinese, located in the Haidian District of Beijing, was a large imperial garden that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty operated for over 150 years. It was known as the “Garden of Gardens.”
