The main content of the destruction of Yuanmingyuan
Yuanmingyuan was an imperial garden in the western suburbs of Beijing City during the Qing Dynasty. Yuanmingyuan had hundreds of buildings, including palaces, halls, pavilions, pavilions, gardens and other beautiful scenery, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The destruction of Yuanmingyuan took place during the invasion of China by the Anglo-French coalition forces in 1860. The Anglo-French coalition forces captured Beijing during the war with the Qing Dynasty and looted the Old Summer Palace. The precious cultural relics, works of art, and buildings in Yuanmingyuan were destroyed. Even a large amount of land and plants were cut down and destroyed. The destruction of Yuanmingyuan had caused a great loss and had a profound impact on Chinese culture and art. The destruction of Yuanmingyuan was a major event in Chinese history, and it was also a loss of Chinese culture and art. It symbolized the decline of China's feudal society and also symbolized that China's culture and art had entered a new era.