[The China Project] What led to the burning of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace?

<p>Yuanmingyuan had already been looted by foreign armies earlier in the month. But European powers wanted to further punish the Qing emperor, and so decided, in mid-October 1860, to set fire to the fabled "Garden of Eternal Brightness."</p><p><a href="https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/19/what-led-to-the-burning-of-beijings-old-summer-palace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the article by James Carter.</a></p><p>Narrated by Anthony Tao.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>