大水法遗址

Yuanmingyuan Park

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    History of Yuanmingyuan Park

  • Beginning of construction

    Beginning of construction

    The construction of Yuanmingyuan began during the reign of Kangxi Emperor.
  • Expansion of Yuanmingyuan

    Expansion of Yuanmingyuan

    The expansion of Yuanmingyuan under the order of Yongzheng Emperor, with 28 scenic spots named
  • Second expansion

    Second expansion

    The second expansion of Yuanmingyuan under the order of Qianlong Emperor, with 40 forty scenic spots completed
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    Chinese war history

  • First Opium War

    First Opium War

    First Opium War, fought between British Empire and Qing Dynasty of China, resulted in British victory and the Treaty of Nanking.
  • Second Opium War

    Second Opium War

    The Second Opium War, led by British Empire and the Second French Empire against Qing Dynasty of China, resulted in Anglo-French victory and Treaties of Tientsin.
  • Anglo-French forces looted and set fire to Yuanmingyuan

    Anglo-French forces looted and set fire to Yuanmingyuan

    From October, 7 to October, 18, 1860, Anglo-French forces looted and set fire to Yuanmingyuan during the Second Opium War.
  • Rebuild Yuanmingyuan

    Rebuild Yuanmingyuan

    Rebuild of Yuanmingyuan under the order of Tongzhi Emperor, but the project was aborted due to the lack of fund
  • Sino-French War

    Sino-French War

    The Sino-French War, fought between France and Qing Dynasty of China, resulted in France achieving most of its war aims and France’s control of Tientsin.
  • First Sino-Japanese War

    First Sino-Japanese War

    The First Sino-Japanese War, fought between Qing Dynasty of China and Japan, resulted in Japanese victory and the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
  • Eight-Nation Alliance looted the ruins of Yuanmingyuan

    Eight-Nation Alliance looted the ruins of Yuanmingyuan

    Eight-Nation Alliance looted the ruins of Yuanmingyuan
  • Battle of Peking

    Battle of Peking

    The Battle of Peking, fought between Eight-Nation Alliance (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US) and Qing Dynasty of China, resulted in the allied victory and Boxer Protocol.
  • Lost management of Yuanmingyuan

    Lost management of Yuanmingyuan

    Qing Dynasty withdrew the management of Yuanmingyuan
  • Second Sino-Japanese War

    Second Sino-Japanese War

    The Second Sino-Japanese War, fought between Japan and the Republic of China, resulted in China’s victory as part of the allied victory in the Pacific War
  • A reminder of national humiliation

    A reminder of national humiliation

    Yuanmingyuan site was preserved completely by the suggestion of premier Zhou Enlai as a reminder of the national humiliation in Chinese’s mind
  • Suffering in Cultural Revolution

    Suffering in Cultural Revolution

    Yuanmingyuan suffered manmade sabotage during the Cultural Revolution
  • Reconstruction of

    Reconstruction of

    The construction of one of the three zones of Yuanmingyuan was completed
  • Announcement as a key cultural relic protection site

    Announcement as a key cultural relic protection site

    Yuanmingyuan was announced as a key cultural relic protection site at the national level by the State Council
  • Open to public

    Open to public

    Yuanmingyuan Park opened to the public.
  • Nine scenic spots restored

    Nine scenic spots restored

    Nine scenic spots during the flouring period were restored and opened to public.