The destruction of the Yuanmingyuan writing background

1. Background: The Yuanmingyuan was destroyed in 1860, when China was in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and its national strength was weakened, while the western countries were in the period of industrial revolution, and their economic development was rapid.

2, historical background: Yuanmingyuan is one of the representatives of the Chinese royal gardens, built in the end of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, took 150 years to complete. The garden brings together the beauty and artistic essence from all over the world, and is an important carrier of traditional Chinese culture, art and architecture.