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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
Qinghuan West Road, Haidian District
Beijing
China
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Located only a few hundred meters from the existing Summer Palace, these ruins used to be a grand palace and park built under the Qing emperors in... more » Located only a few hundred meters from the existing Summer Palace, these ruins used to be a grand palace and park built under the Qing emperors in the 18th century, but was later destroyed by French and British troops during the Second Opium War (1860-1862). « less
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins, Landmark/point of interest, Park
Address: Qinghuan West Road, Haidian District Beijing
China
Tel: 010-62551488,010-62543673

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“Better than the new one!”
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5 of 5 stars
Sens4life 2 contributions
Nanning, China
Dec 15, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

So maybe there's not some big, beautiful building at the end of the trail, but I personally enjoyed this more than the new summer palace. During the Opium War, British forces demolished the original and the ruins turned into huge, unintentionally stunning works of art. A short taxi ride from the new summer palace, definitely recommended and should be ranked... more

“保护原貌 不要修缮 不要恢复”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
May 24, 2009

九十年代初，去过圆明园。读初中时最爱的两门课，一是中国历史，一是自然地理，所以对圆明园有所了解。八几年一是春夏之交，一是夏秋之际，看到到处残垣断壁，杂草丛生，破败不堪，心中对西方列强的暴行产生了巨大的憎恨。是它们，毁坏了人类的文明！是它们 ，掠夺去了中华民族的文明！把中国的文物当做自已的东西摆在它们国家的博物馆里，还恬不知耻的展... more

“回顾历史、静心思考的地方——圆明园”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
Feb 25, 2009

说实在的，若是不熟悉中国近代史，不清楚皇家第一园林的气派，不了解八国联军的暴行，圆明园实在是没什么可看的：空旷、荒芜的平地，少有人打理的池塘，破败的建筑，散落一地的废墟。。。。 但我很愿意去那里坐坐，走走，看看，想想，看的历史书越多，加上当前充斥的所见所闻，使我的心情经常处于一种烦躁不安的境地，而到了圆明园，见到所见到的，仿佛是... more

“历史的记号”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
Feb 22, 2009

火烧圆明园 不能忘记的历史 我常想，如果没有那些过去 现在的圆明园 会是怎么样呢？ 一定依然美丽吧 但是现在的圆明园 依然有可以欣赏的东西 还有那些，历史的记号 它记录着那些历史 我们无法忘记的历史 more

“北京最古老的神话”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
Feb 18, 2009

大概十年前的时候，我就住在圆明园小东门旁边的村子里，每天上学的时候都能路过圆明园，却总是没有想到进去看看~ 突然有天，闲暇无事，从小东门进入了圆明园，直接看到的就是圆明园遗址。不知道为什么，突然就愣住了，仿佛上辈子自己就来过这里，摸着冷冷的残石，感觉好像是经历了那场大火，仿佛看到了那些穿着古装的妃子们在这里嬉闹着~ 这就是圆明园... more

“北京城里最有历史气息的地方”
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5 of 5 stars
A DaoDao Member
Google Translation
Feb 5, 2009

民族荣辱观教育的最好场所 more

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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) Address

Qinghuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Tel: 010-62551488,010-62543673