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epa01578235 Visitors walks amongst the ruins of the Old Summer Palace on a clear crisp winter day in Beijing, China, 15 December 2008. The Ruins of Yuanmingyuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace, was first built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD) but was raised to the ground by Anglo-French forces in 1860. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS