The Destruction of the Old Summer Palace was a novel written by Wang Yingqi, which told the story of a family who had to go through hardships to find the ruins of the Old Summer Palace after it was looted and burned down. The novel used history as the background to explore the destruction of the Yuanmingyuan Palace. It showed the Chinese people's resistance spirit and indomitable attitude towards life when they were invaded and plundered by foreign forces. The novel was also adapted into a movie and TV series, which received good reviews.