Northeast of Beijing’s resplendent Summer Palace lie the ruins of another stately structure, burned to the ground by European forces during the Second Opium War. Once an elaborate network of ...

During the 45-minute drive from Beijing’s airport to the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Aman at Summer Palace, you’ll be transported from new Beijing with all its modern architecture and ...

The Old Summer Palace (known in Chinese as ‘Yuanmingyuan’ or Garden of Perfect Brightness) was ransacked by British and French troops in 1860, before being partially burnt down on the orders ...

This photo taken May 9, 2015, shows an aerial view of the New Yuanmingyuan, a newly-built replica of Beijing's Old Summer Palace which was looted and destroyed by French and British forces in 1860 ...

New findings at a site known as Danbo Ningjing were announced on Friday by an archaeological team working at Yuanmingyuan, the former resort of the royal family during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 ...

The massive looting of the Old Summer Palace is a well-known historic event among Chinese people as it is a symbol of how corrupt, weak and cowardly the country was when it was under the rule the ...

Chinese officials are spending more than £3billion to build an exact replica of an imperial palace and garden that was looted and destroyed by British and French troops more than 150 years ago.

Summer Palace, Three thousand structures make up the Summer Palace, which is like a vast museum of traditional Chinese art, architecture and gardening. Pavilions, bridges, towers, statues and ...

The palace is divided into Spring Park, Summer Park, Autumn Park and Winter Park, containing 100 small gardens. Spring Park, which opens next month, comprises 45 gardens in different styles.

Now the filming of "The Forbidden City" and "The Summer Palace" is completed, which also represents the combination of "ritual" and "le", completing Chinese classical architecture and culture. a ...