Yuanmingyuan is a large-scale imperial garden in Qing Dynasty. It was built in 1709 and was given to the fourth son Yin Zhen by Emperor Kangxi. Five emperors, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng, operated for nearly 150 years and were finally destroyed by the fire of the British and French allied forces.

The Information and Historical Background of Yuanmingyuan

Yuanmingyuan is a large-scale royal garden in Qing Dynasty, also known as Yuanming Three Gardens. Located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace, it consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden. The construction of Yuanmingyuan experienced the political and economic heyday of the Qing Dynasty, and also witnessed the rapid decline of the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that An Yuanmingyuan is a history of the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuanmingyuan, built in 1709, was given by Emperor Kangxi to his fourth son, Yin Zhen. Then Yongzheng expanded in the original garden, and later. During the Qianlong period, in addition to the local reconstruction of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden was built in the east and merged into Wanchun Garden in the southeast. Formed the Yuanming three gardens. Later, the three emperors, Yong Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng, rebuilt the decoration. Yuanmingyuan, built in the Qing Dynasty 150 years ago, has a construction area of 200,000 square meters, and is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". Later, on 1860, 10 June 6, the British and French allied forces burned the Yuanmingyuan, and then they were attacked by bandits, which finally turned the Yuanmingyuan into ruins.