Yuan Ming Yuan - The Old Summer Palace
June 26th 2011 Most visitors come to Beijing to see the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. They didn’t know the original summer palace was grander and more beautiful than the existing summer palace. Emperor Kangxi commissioned to have the palace built for the royal family as a retreat during hot summer months in 1700. The palace took 150 years to complete. It was a beautiful royal summer palace until Britai
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