Yuanmingyuan It is the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty, and it is also a very famous garden art, this garden is a gift from the Kangxi Emperor to Yongzheng, who is particularly fond of him. Since then, the Yuanmingyuan has become the best summer resort for emperors. After several expansions, the construction area of the Yuanmingyuan reached 200,000 square meters.
Emperors sometimes came here to handle government affairs. The luxury of the Old Summer Palace comes not only from its construction works, but more importantly, it stores many rare treasures. The Old Summer Palace was destroyed in 1860 and has a history of more than a hundred years. At that time, the Yuanmingyuan was burned down by the Anglo-French coalition forces, and the Anglo-French coalition forces launched an anti-Qing Opium War with the support of Russia and the United States.
I believe everyone is familiar with the Opium War of 1856. This war not only broke the peaceful life of the common people, but also brought disaster to the Yuanmingyuan. When the Anglo-French army entered the Yuanmingyuan, they were deeply attracted by the treasures in front of them. Britain and France immediately began to discuss how to distribute the treasures and then plunder the Yuanmingyuan. But the next day, everyone could not resist the temptation of gold and silver treasures, and the officers and soldiers began to rob the rare treasures in the garden. These people even fought each other for the sake of treasure hunting, and the scene was chaotic for a while. In the process of plundering, they smashed what they could not take away with a hammer. Some imitation satin was thrown on the ground and trampled on. The Anglo-French forces not only looted the treasures in the Yuanmingyuan, but also directly burned the entire Yuanmingyuan when they left.
The main reason they set the fire was to cover up their crimes, lying to the outside world that british expatriates and sirs were imprisoned in the Yuanmingyuan, so they burned the Yuanmingyuan. In fact, we all know that this is just an excuse for them to avoid suspicion. The fire destroyed not only the Yuanmingyuan, but also the hundreds of palace ladies and eunuchs who lived inside. When the Anglo-French army broke in, the eunuchs in the pavilion directly locked the palace door, so when the fire burned in, they had nowhere to escape, and they were burned alive inside. The fire burned for three days and three nights, making the whole city of Beijing look particularly dazzling. The man who spearheaded the robbery was Bruce of England.
Bruce was rewarded by the Queen of England after returning from the burning of the Old Summer Palace. After his promotion, he was sent to India. When Bruce arrived in India, he became more and more rampant, plundering Indian cultural relics. A year later, however, his retribution came. The towns where they live are often struck by lightning. One day, his house was set on fire by lightning. Because Bruce suffered from a heart attack, he suddenly fell ill in a fire, failed to escape in time, and was burned alive in his home. Is this destiny? What are your thoughts on this?