The destruction of Yuanmingyuan is an immeasurable loss in the cultural history of the motherland and the world!
Located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, Yuanmingyuan is a world-famous royal garden. It consists of Yuanmingyuan, Wanchun Garden and Changchun Garden, also known as Yuanmingyuan. In addition, there are many small gardens in the east, west and south of Yuanmingyuan. The stars arch around Yuanmingyuan like the moon.
In the Yuanmingyuan, there are magnificent halls and exquisite pavilions; There are "buying and selling streets" symbolizing lively markets, as well as mountains and rivers and countryside symbolizing rural scenery. Many scenic spots in the park are modeled after those in other places, such as An Lan Garden in Haining, Lion Forest in Suzhou, Autumn Moon in Pinghu and Leifeng Sunset in Hangzhou West Lake. There are also many scenes based on the poetry of ancient poets, such as Penglai Yaotai and Wuling Chunjing. There are ethnic architecture and western landscape in the garden. Strolling in the garden is like roaming around and enjoying the scenery at home and abroad; Wandering around, as if in a fantasy realm.
Yuanmingyuan is not only magnificent in architecture, but also contains the most precious historical relics. It was the largest museum and art gallery in the world at that time, from bronze ritual vessels in the pre-Qin period to famous paintings and calligraphy in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and various rare treasures.
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.