The Yuanmingyuan is a very famous imperial garden in China, which marks the wealth of the country during the Qing Dynasty. However, in the last year of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Our country, snatched a large number of cultural relics without entering, and burned the Yuanmingyuan with a fire. This fire burned for days and nights, and we have not forgotten this humiliation of history. Although the Old Summer Palace was later restored, it is not as rich and magnificent as the original.
For Chinese, this fire is heart-wrenching, and the treasures of history have disappeared in this fire. At that time, the Qing government was incompetent and did not dare to make any resistance to the Eight-Power Alliance, not only cutting up the land and paying compensation, but also finally burying its own country. The shame of history is recorded.
Although it has been a long time since the incident, when people mention the burning of the Yuanmingyuan, our hearts still can't help but be angry. The efforts of the old ancestors were destroyed in one fell swoop. And the initiator of this arson is constantly mentioned. At that time, the Anglo-French coalition was the main perpetrator of the arson. It has been condemned. For this matter, there are different voices in the international community today. According to historical records, it was the two main countries of Britain and France that set fire at that time, but this was not the case. According to the descriptions of personnel at the time, the French coalition army was just constantly robbing the treasure, and the real fire was set by the British. So it is possible to go wrongfully. But their crime of robbery is indelible.
It is said that after the robbery of this place, there was a dispute between the armies of the two countries. The British believed that the place should be burned down and the evidence of the crime destroyed. But the French did not agree and persuaded many times. In the eyes of the French army, this thing is done, even if it is set on fire, there is no point, so why bother to do this? It is said that at that time, the British and French allies also quarreled over whether to burn the Yuanmingyuan, and the French felt that they had obtained the treasure and did not need to burn the garden again. But the British insisted on going their own way. Even the Three Mountains and Five Gardens in Beijing are not spared.
Later, people gave an answer as to why the British soldiers did this, and it turned out that the Qing government captured a group of British soldiers at that time and killed them. This made the British very angry, so they wanted to teach Chinese a lesson. However, hearing such an answer, many netizens angrily said, is it possible that foreign powers invade our country, and we can only tie our hands? The British are simply barbarians in this way.