The Ruined Yuanmingyuan is the text of lesson 14 in the first volume of the fifth grade of primary school Chinese published by People's Education Publishing House. It reminds readers of the humiliating history through the past glory of Yuanmingyuan and inspires their feelings of loving the splendid culture of the motherland.
The title is "The Destruction of Yuanmingyuan", but it takes a lot of space to write about its glorious past and destroy beautiful things. This is really a tragedy, which can arouse readers' sadness and hatred.
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Yuanmingyuan is not only a magnificent building, but also the most precious historical relics: bronze ritual vessels in the pre-Qin period, famous paintings and calligraphy in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and various rare treasures. It was also the largest museum in the world at that time.
1860101On October 6th, British and French forces invaded Beijing and invaded Yuanmingyuan. They took everything they could from the garden. If you can't move it, use carts or animals to carry it; If it can't be shipped, it will be destroyed at will.
In order to destroy the criminal evidence, more than 3,000 intruders were ordered to set fire to the garden on June 10, June 18 and June 19, and smoke enveloped the whole city of Beijing. China, the treasure of garden art and the essence of architectural art, was reduced to ashes in this way.