China’s largest Royal Park, the Summer Palace, sprawls over 700 acres and is steeped in history. So to get some perspective on what to see and how to see it, we chatted with a few local scholars ...

A rare map of the first modern survey on Yuanmingyuan ruins, which was drafted in 1933, was recently donated back to the ruins park. [Photo by Wang Kaihao/China Daily] An old and rare map of the ...

Summer Palace China - France Production: An Ocean Films release (in France) of a Laurel Films, Dream Factory, Fantasy Pictures (China)/Rosem Films (France) production, ...

In 1860, Britain’s High Commissioner to China, Lord Elgin, ordered troops to destroy both the Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace to avenge the killing of several British envoys to Beijing.

The Palace were almost 5 times the size of the Forbidden City, and 8 times the size of the Vatican City. They had hundreds of halls, people, pavilions, temples, galleries, gardens, lakes, etc.

Not every businessman in their 80s stops taking hands-on duties. Xu Wenrong, 81-year-old founder of the world’s largest outdoor movie studio site Hengdian World Studios, is rolling out a new ...

Summer Palace to Be Revived The Summer Palace, ... (1644- 1911), it exhibits almost all elements of ancient China's gardens such as pavilions, bridges, pagodas and boats.

People visit 17-Arch Bridge in Summer Palace, China's Beijing By Xinhua Published: Dec 23, 2024 08:39 AM People visit the 17-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China on Dec ...

The Old Summer Palace, or the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, in Beijing opened free of charge on Sunday to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the massive looting and destruction of the palace carried ...

In 1860, Britain’s High Commissioner to China, Lord Elgin, ordered troops to destroy both the Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace to avenge the killing of several British envoys to Beijing.