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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