[Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, has opened its archaeological site to the public from Sunday. The event was jointly hosted by the Beijing archaeological ...
Also known as Yuanmingyuan Park, the Old Summer Palace was once one of China’s most magnificent royal gardens until it was devastated by a fire set by invading British and French troops in 1860.
A horse head sculpture looted from China's Old Summer Palace 160 years ago has become the first of its kind to be restored to its original home. It is one of 12 famous bronze animal head ...
At the back of Longevity Hill, surrounded by green trees, at Beijing's Summer Palace there is a colorful pagoda made of glazed components. It was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the ...