Bathed in warm sunshine, the newly restored Jingfu Ge, is part of the Summer Palace in Beijing, is like an elderly person a youthful face. It possesses the solemnity and magnificence of a royal building, and the gentle elegance of time.
After a yearlong work, the ancient building was reopened, enabling public to see the results during a special open day on Oct 30.
Located on the eastern ridge of Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace, the building was initially a twostory pavilion (construct) during the reign of Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong from 1736 to 1796, known as the Tanhua Pavilion. (fortunate), it was burned to the ground by Anglo-French forces in 1860, and it (rebuild) between 1891-93 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. Historical records show that Empress Dowager Cixi often went there (appreciate) the views and the weather, and received foreign envoys and their family members in the building, which was not far from (she) residence in the Summer Palace.
This round of (restore) covered the main hall and the surrounding courtyard, with the aim of minimizing interference with the building and not changing its original facade and features.
