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Wikipedia: The Old Summer Palace, known in China as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness, and originally called the Imperial Gardens, was a complex of palaces and gardens 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the walls of the Imperial City in Beijing, built in the 18th and early 19th century, where the emperors of the Qing Dynasty resided and handled government affairs (the Forbidden City was used for formal ceremonies). Known for its extensive collection of garden and building architectures and other works of art, the Imperial Gardens were destroyed by British and French troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War. Today, the destruction of the Gardens of Perfect Brightness is still regarded as a symbol of foreign aggression and humiliation in China.
![[A stoneboat in the Yuan Ming Yuan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_creek_s.jpg "A stoneboat in the Yuan Ming Yuan")
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![[A corner in the Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/20020511081400_Old_Summer_Palace_s.jpg "A corner in the Old Summer Palace")
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![[Fuhai Lake]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_lake2_s.jpg "Fuhai Lake")
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![[Ruins of the European-style palaces]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Oldsummerpalaceruin_1_s.jpg "Ruins of the European-style palaces")
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![[Part of the Old Summer Palace. Feb/2005]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Old_Summer_Palace_1_s.jpg "Part of the Old Summer Palace. Feb/2005")
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![[A pavilion in the ruins of the Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/20020511082234_E8_90_AC_E8_8A_B1_E9_99_A3_s.jpg "A pavilion in the ruins of the Old Summer Palace")
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![[Looting of the Old Summer Palace by Anglo]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Looting_of_the_Yuan_Ming_Yuan_by_Anglo_French_forces_in_1860_s.jpg "Looting of the Old Summer Palace by Anglo")
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![[The Imperial Gardens as they once stood]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan2_s.jpg "The Imperial Gardens as they once stood")
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![[The pavilion and the stone arch are among few of the only remaining buildings in the Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stone_Arch_Bridge_in_Yuanmingyuan_s.jpg "The pavilion and the stone arch are among few of the only remaining buildings in the Old Summer Palace")
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![[The Old Summer Palace as it was depicted in traditional Chinese painting]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_zuoshi_s.jpg "The Old Summer Palace as it was depicted in traditional Chinese painting")
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![[Parts of the Zheng Jue Temple of Elegant Spring Garden are among few places in the Old Summer Palace that is being...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/The_rebuilt_Wen_Shu_Pavillion_of_Zheng_Jue_Temple_of_Old_Summer_Palace_s.jpg "Parts of the Zheng Jue Temple of Elegant Spring Garden are among few places in the Old Summer Palace that is being...")
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from Mlogic |
![[Family of black swans in the main lake]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Family_of_black_swans_at_the_old_summer_palace_in_Beijing_s.jpg "Family of black swans in the main lake")
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![[A picture of Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_fanghu_s.jpg "A picture of Old Summer Palace")
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from user:kallgan |
![[A picture of Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_wanfang_s.jpg "A picture of Old Summer Palace")
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![[A picture of Old Summer Palace]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Yuanmingyuan_zhengda_s.jpg "A picture of Old Summer Palace")
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from user:kallgan |
![[The Belvedere of the God of Literature, a photo taken by Felice Beato between the 6th and 18 October 1860, shortly...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belvedere_of_the_God_of_Literature_2C_Summer_Palace_s.jpg "The Belvedere of the God of Literature, a photo taken by Felice Beato between the 6th and 18 October 1860, shortly...")
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