The Old Summer Palace to be rebuilt
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-24 10:16
A visitor stands amidst the ruins of the
Grand Waterworks of European Palaces at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing October
23, 2006. One hundred and forty-six years after Anglo-French Forces stormed into
Beijing's Old Summer Palace and burnt it to the ground, a Chinese private
foundation announced October 19 that it would build a replica of the famous
royal gardens, Xinhua News Agency reported. [Reuters]
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