The scenery of the Summer Palace in the late Qing Dynasty. These old photos collected in the Library of Congress were taken in 190 1 year (the 27th year of Guangxu), which recorded the real scene of the Summer Palace, a famous royal garden, and were very precious. When taking photos, Eight-Nation Alliance controlled the Summer Palace, and Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled the capital.

Stand on a high place and look east at the scenery of the Summer Palace. For Empress Dowager Cixi in her later years, the Summer Palace is very important. She lives in Le Shou Hall for most of the year, and only goes back to the Forbidden City when necessary. Le Shoutang faces Kunming Lake, backed by Wanshou Mountain, with beautiful scenery. In contrast, although the Forbidden City is magnificent, it is not comfortable to live in, so the Queen Mother prefers the Summer Palace.

Looking up and shooting Buddha Pavilion. The Summer Palace was destroyed by the British and French allied forces in 1860. In order to support herself, Empress Dowager Cixi spent huge sums of money on repairs, even at the expense of the navy. It took 782,000 yuan to rebuild the Buddha Pavilion in three years. To celebrate the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, Xiu De Heyuan Grand Theatre also spent a lot of money.

Take a close look at the Buddha Pavilion. The Buddha Pavilion is 37 meters high and built on a 20-meter-high stone platform, from which you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery for dozens of miles. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, Empress Dowager Cixi burns incense and worships Buddha here.

A scene in the Summer Palace. /kloc-Eight-Nation Alliance went to Beijing in 0/900, which interfered with the happy life of Empress Dowager Cixi. Empress Dowager Cixi had to give up her beloved Summer Palace and luxurious life, and went through hardships to take refuge in xi 'an. She left 1 year and 5 months, and didn't return to Beijing until the beginning of 1902. During her absence, Eight-Nation Alliance occupied the Summer Palace, which is also reflected in the photos.

The pavilions in the Summer Palace. During the occupation, Eight-Nation Alliance destroyed the Summer Palace, and a large number of treasures in the park disappeared. Empress Dowager Cixi was renovated after her funeral.

People in the fake mountains. He may be the eunuch who didn't escape.

Copper bull and British Indian soldiers and two unidentified men. Tongniu is located on the east bank of Kunming Lake and on the north side of the east bridge head of Seventeen-hole Bridge, which is designed to suppress floods.