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English: China

1747-70

Emperor Qianlong, who ruled China from 1736 to 1795, had a great fascination for western �exotica�. At his vast summer retreat, the Yuanming Yuan or �Garden of Perfect Clarity�, just north of Beijing, he constructed a series of western-style palaces. These buildings were designed by Italian and French Jesuits working at the Chinese court, and housed Qianlong�s collection of European objects. The Yuanming Yuan was destroyed by British and French troops during the Second Opium War in 1860 and all that now remains of the splendid buildings are scattered ruins and architectural fragments such as this.

Collection ID: C.382-1912

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by David Jackson.

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Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author David Jackson

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