In 1860, Britain’s High Commissioner to China, Lord Elgin, ordered troops to destroy both the Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace to avenge the killing of several British envoys to Beijing.

Start an exciting journey through China's famous tourist attractions, from the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army to the ...

The Old Summer Palace, or the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, in Beijing opened free of charge on Sunday to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the massive looting and destruction of the palace carried ...

China’s largest Royal Park, the Summer Palace in Beijing, sprawls over 700 acres and is steeped in history. So to get some perspective, we had local experts and scholars weigh in on what to see ...

A view shows tourists visiting a newly-built, full-scale replica of the Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan, in Dongyang, Zhejiang province in China on May 9, 2015.

Two star-kissed lovers meet, part and finally are reunited against a backdrop of 14 years of contempo Chinese history in "Summer Palace," an occasionally involving but way over-stretched tapestry ...

I am shock reading some of these idiot comments. Now I understand why China were so divided and so weak for so long. To this date and age, there are still some Chineses think what happened at “Old ...

In 1860, Britain’s High Commissioner to China, Lord Elgin, ordered troops to destroy both the Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace to avenge the killing of several British envoys to Beijing.