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1. review

   Posted May 11th 2008, 12:00am by David Wilson

   ... Quarter, Beihai Park, the Temple of Heaven, the Confucius Temple and the Summer Palace. Cohn lived in Beijing for five years during the early 1980s and has visited the city more than 200 times ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/637192/review
2. Channel hop

   Posted Oct 24th 2010, 12:00am by Yvonne Lai

   ... heads to the Old Summer Palace; built in the 11th century, it was burnt down in 1860 by an invading Anglo-French army. He joins researchers from Tsinghua University, who have used 3D technology ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/728413/channel-hop
3. Grudge over palace looting lasts 150 years

   Posted Oct 19th 2010, 12:00am by Raymond Li

   ... after the looting of the Yuanmingyuan park, which is also known as the Old Summer Palace, by British and French troops during the second Opium War in 1860. The matter is still so contentious ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/727906/grudge-over-palace-looting-lasts-150-years
4. Public get glimpse of former glories

   Posted Jul 30th 2008, 12:00am by Raymond Li

   ... Old Summer Palace Qing Dynasty Raymond Li Core section of Old Summer Palace garden reopened A vast section of Beijing's Yuanmingyuan imperial garden, also known as the Old Summer Palace, has been opened to the public for the first time in more than 300 years as the capital began a 10-day countdown to a 'humanistic and green Olympics'. The garden in northern ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/647150/public-get-glimpse-former-glories
5. News - China

   Rare Felice Beato photos of old Peking and a lost China to be auctioned in London

   Posted May 05th 2013, 04:09pm by Anna Healy Fenton

   ... of the Summer Palace before it was torched by British and French troops shortly afterwards. Because of the photos’ rarity, auctioneer Sotheby’s expects the collection to attract £200,000 (HK$2.4 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1228181/rare-felice-beato-photos-old-peking-and-lost-china-be-auctioned-london
6. Editor on trial over bribes of 2.3m yuan

   Posted Oct 28th 2011, 12:00am

   ... The report said Liu's case was connected with a project involving the 400-hectare replica of the Old Summer Palace in Dongyang, Zhejiang province. The main investor in the project was Xu ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/983145/editor-trial-over-bribes-23m-yuan
7. Lou Ye

   Posted May 24th 2009, 12:00am by Clarence Tsui

   ... the censors; he was then hit with a five-year ban in 2006 when he brought his last film, Summer Palace, to Cannes without getting approval from the authorities. It's hardly a surprise that Summer ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/681308/lou-ye
8. Palace officials attack plan for replica gardens

   Posted Feb 29th 2008, 12:00am by Klaudia Lee

   ... City Beijing Beijing Qing Dynasty Summer Palace Klaudia Lee Beijing's Old Summer Palace has publicly opposed a company's plan to reconstruct imperial gardens destroyed 148 years ago, saying it was impossible to replicate their original state because of insufficient records. The management of the palace, called Yuanmingyuan or 'Garden of Perfect Brightness', ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/628044/palace-officials-attack-plan-replica-gardens
9. Film banned after footage of uncut version put on Net

   Posted Jan 05th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... of Anyang (2001) and Lou Ye's Summer Palace (2006). Both films were banned on the mainland for competing in the international film festivals without official approval 'I'll make ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/621742/film-banned-after-footage-uncut-version-put-net
10. News - China - ARTS

    French auction house urged to drop sale of China imperial seal

    Posted Dec 17th 2012, 09:33am by AFP

    ... (US$263,000), was stolen during the sacking of the Summer Palace in Beijing by Anglo-French forces in 1860. The group said it had already mandated a lawyer to “take all legal action”, including filing ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1107024/french-auction-house-urged-drop-sale-china-imperial-seal

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