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Hall of Jade Ripples
Hall of Jade Ripples
Yulan Tang
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Summer Palace
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between 1750 and 1860

Area related : Pékin

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1998

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Originally built in the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750) with passageways in all directions, the hall was burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in the 10th year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1860).
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It was reconstructed in the 12th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1886) as the emperor's living quarters. Following the failure of the 1898 Reforms under Emperor Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered that the courtyard be blocked off, thereby converting it into a place for keeping the Emperor under house arrest.
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