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The destruction of Yuanmingyuan is an immeasurable loss in the cultural history of China, and it is also an immeasurable loss in the cultural history of the world!

Located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, Yuanmingyuan is a world-famous royal garden. It consists of Yuanmingyuan Garden, Qichun Garden and Changchun Garden, so it is also called Yuanming Three Gardens. In addition, there are many small gardens, which are distributed in the east, west and south of Yuanmingyuan. The stars are arched around Yuanmingyuan.

In the Yuanmingyuan, there are magnificent halls and exquisite pavilions; There are "buying and selling streets" symbolizing lively markets, as well as mountains and rivers and countryside symbolizing rural scenery. Many scenic spots in the park are modeled after other places, such as An Lan Garden in Haining, Lion Forest in Suzhou, Autumn Moon in Pinghu, West Lake in Hangzhou, and many scenic spots are built according to the poems of ancient poets, such as Pengdao Yaotai and Wuling Spring Scenery. There are not only national buildings in the park, but also western landscapes. Strolling in the garden is like roaming the distant south and enjoying the beautiful scenery at home and abroad; Wandering around, as if in a fantasy realm.

Yuanmingyuan is not only magnificent in architecture, but also contains the most precious historical relics: bronze ritual vessels in the pre-Qin period, celebrity paintings and calligraphy in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and various rare treasures. Therefore, it was the largest museum and art gallery in the world at that time.

1860101On October 6th, British and French forces invaded Beijing and invaded Yuanmingyuan. They robbed the garden of everything they could take away; If you can't move it, use carts or animals to carry it; If it can't be shipped, it will be destroyed at will. In order to destroy the criminal evidence, more than 3000 intruders were ordered to set fire to the garden on June 18 and June 19. The fire burned for three days and thick smoke enveloped the whole city of Beijing. China, the treasure of garden art and the essence of architectural art, was reduced to ashes in this way.