In history, invading troops burned down the Old Summer Palace twice.

The first time the Old Summer Palace was burned down was in 1860, the tenth year of Xianfeng’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1860), when the British and French forces invaded Beijing.

The British and French allied forces burned, looted, looted and burned the world-famous Old Summer Palace everywhere. Most of the temple buildings in the garden were also destroyed by fire.

The second time the Old Summer Palace was burned was in the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900). The Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing and set fire to the Old Summer Palace again. The 13 remaining royal palace buildings here were looted and burned again.

Extended information The background of the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China: China was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki with Japan. China's international status plummeted.

Western powers began to covet China's piece of fat.

At the end of the 19th century, Western powers set off a craze to carve up China.

As the national crisis deepens, the Chinese people's struggle against imperialism becomes increasingly fierce.

At the same time, as the war reparations deepened, the people were overwhelmed, which finally led to the Boxer Rebellion. The Qing government was troubled by internal and external troubles and was unable to resist. Therefore, the Western powers became more reckless, taking advantage of the situation and trying to annex China.