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.

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The Destruction of Yuanmingyuan is a comparative writing to remind readers of that humiliating history, enhance the sense of national mission and inspire the feelings of loving the splendid culture of the motherland through the glory of Yuanmingyuan in the past.

The destruction of Yuanmingyuan is an inestimable loss in the cultural history of China and even the world. At the end of the article, "the treasure of China garden art and the essence of architectural art are reduced to ashes in this way" echoes, and the author's feelings of regret and anger are vividly on the paper.