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China > Pékin > Summer Palace > Hall that Dispels the Clouds Hall that Dispels the Clouds Hall that Dispels the Clouds Paiyun Dian Section 23 on 35 Summer Palace Building(s) Area related : Pékin UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1998 The original construction here was the Hall of the Great Buddha of the Temple of Immense Gratitude and Longevity in the Garden of Clear Ripples. Description    It was burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in the 10th year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1860) and reconstructed on its original site in the 12th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1886). The Hall that Dispels the Clouds is the main structure in the building complex on the southern slope of Longevity Hill. Every year on Empress Dowager Ci Xi's birthday she sat in the padauk throne decorated with carved dragons, receiving congratulations from Emperor Guang Xu and princes, dukes and ministers. Most of the articles displayed in the hall were birthday presents given to Ci Xi by members of the nobility. More pictures      See all the pictures (18) Map(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Tags : hall that dispels the clouds, hall that dispels the clouds (paiyun dian), dispels the clouds Summer Palace Building(s) Baoyun Bronze Pavilion Boat house Bridge of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Buddhist Pagoda Chuan Yong Yun Fei House Clear and Peaceful Boat East Palace Gate (2) First Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds (2) Hall for Listening to Orioles Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (2) Hall of Buddhist Tenets (1) Hall of Cloudlike Brocade Hall of Embracing the Universe (1) Hall of Finest Jade Hall of Fragrant Splendor Hall of Happiness in Longevity Hall of Jade Ripples Hall of Virtuous Glories Hall that Dispels the Clouds Heralding Spring Pavilion Holly Land Archway Long Corridor (1) Marble Screen Wall with Murals Pavilion of Five Locations Purple Heaven Hall Sea of Wisdom Temple (4) Second Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Site of Temple Sumeru (1) Spacious Pavilion Temple of Timely Rains and Extensive Moisture Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Tower of the Fragrance of the Buddha (1) Wenchang Tower Wulinyi House Yiyun Hall Civil engineering structure(s) Bridge of Banana-Plant (1) Jade Belt Bridge Kunming Lake (3) Nanhu Island (1) Seventeen-Arch Bridge (2) Park(s) and Garden(s) Pine Grove (1) Streets, avenues Suzhou Street