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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[file:Yuanmingyuan (圆明园).JPEG|thumb|250px|Yuanmingyuan Park in downtown Beijing.]]<br /> '''Yuanmingyuan Park''' ('''圆明园'''), which was extolled as the &quot;Garden of Gardens,&quot; used to be a summer palace for the imperial family. The palace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued for over 150 years.<br /> <br /> Its glorious past might have come to an abrupt end as its buildings were destroyed by the British and French armies during the Second Opium War in 1860.<br /> <br /> With its construction are reaching 160,000 suare meter, the massive imperial compound is now a beautiful park filled with lakes and a wide variety of plant life. To show the original appearance of the park to the visitors, part of its ancient architecture has been restored.<br /> <br /> [[Category:History]]</div>

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