The discussion will be continued and carefully considered

For the proposal put forward by the National People’s Congress deputies on “rebuilding the Old Summer Palace and strengthening the construction of national patriotic culture”, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, in consultation with the Beijing Municipal Government, responded It is said that the ruins of the ruins warn future generations not to forget the national humiliation and sound the alarm. The reconstruction of the Old Summer Palace lacks the necessary archaeological and historical documentary evidence, and will change the historical status quo of the ruins of the Old Summer Palace being destroyed by foreign powers. Its necessity and feasibility should be carefully demonstrated sex.

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Yuanmingyuan is the collective name of the three gardens of Yuanming, Changchun and Wanchun. It was built in the forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709) and completed in the fourteenth year of Jiaqing (1809). It was one of the most important royal buildings in the Qing Dynasty in my country. It was destroyed by the British, French and Eight-Power Allied Forces in 1860 and 1900. In 1988, the Old Summer Palace site was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage stated in the above-mentioned reply published on November 5 that the Administration attaches great importance to the archaeology, protection, display and utilization of the Old Summer Palace ruins. In 2000, the "Old Summer Palace Site Park Plan" was approved. In 2010, the Old Summer Palace Site was included in the first batch of national archaeological site parks. In 2014, the "Old Summer Palace Site Archaeological Work Plan (2014-2020)" was approved.

During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Beijing Municipal People's Government jointly promoted archaeological excavations of sites such as Dagongmen, Zibi Mountain House, Ruyuan, and Savatthi City, as well as important node entities. Protection, site display, environmental improvement and other aspects of work have effectively improved the overall appearance of the Old Summer Palace site, giving full play to the role of the Old Summer Palace site as a memorial site for national humiliation and a base for patriotic education.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage stated that the representatives’ suggestions on strengthening the display and utilization of the Old Summer Palace ruins and giving full play to the role of the patriotic education base are very important. The ruins of the Old Summer Palace are not only an important representative of the royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, but also a historical witness of China's invasion and colonization in modern times.

The ruins of the ruins warn future generations not to forget the national humiliation and sound the alarm. The reconstruction of the Old Summer Palace lacks the necessary archaeological and historical documentary evidence, and will change the historical status quo of the ruins of the Old Summer Palace being destroyed by foreign powers. It should be carefully demonstrated its necessity and feasibility.

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