The stolen treasures are proudly displayed in British museums with no shame.

@sciagurrato1831

5 ай бұрын

The reality is most of the beautiful objects in British museums are not…British. But of course the Anglos were dastardly thieves and still control exquisite and historic objects like the Parthenon marbles (I’m not mentioning the name of the British bastard who looted them).

@frankyeo8931

5 ай бұрын

Iain Duncan Smith and British MPs are responsible as British parliament ordered the British troops

@williamwilliam5066

5 ай бұрын

No shame, just pride. Shame is for women, leftists and various assorted self loathers.

@jackyquan3052

2 ай бұрын

They have no morals!

Britain should return all stolen treasures to China and other countries she invaded & colonised. It's the right thing to do , not to mention the countless dead during the invasion. Even though this happened long long time ago , a apology is needed & it's appropriate. Shame for stealing & shame for not returning. Shame indeed. 🇸🇬

@user-kb9bd5tt8f

5 ай бұрын

This thieving country have no honour and no shame

@fullcircle4723

5 ай бұрын

Not only Britain. The Vatican and the USA.

@tuppenceworth5485

5 ай бұрын

The hostility, racism and discrimination it has shown towards Chinese people have continued to this day as if it is still fighting the Opium Wars. It is labelling China a threat, banned Huawei, banned China from participating in its nuclear power station project, formed alliances against China, constantly interfering in internal affairs, and so on.

@user-sf1nq9uj7p

5 ай бұрын

Britain was a country founded on the backs of PIRATES who were recognized and knighted by the Queen. With the blood of thievery running through their veins, they have NO SHAME and NO HONOUR.

@peterg0

5 ай бұрын

But this private country still has a king called Charles in power!!!!

The Chinese may forgive, but they won't forget.

@lennifrost2006

5 ай бұрын

Do the Chinese still remember The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution?

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 Why do you always bring things unrelated to foreign aggressions ?

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 This is about foreign aggressions on China, not about China’s internal matters. Why do you always remember China’s internal matters turn don’t remember foreign aggressions on China?

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 What do The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution have anything to do with you? Are you Chinese? 😂

@lennifrost2006

5 ай бұрын

@@haniahannslew4108 Because it shows the Chinese are just as capable of harming others and themselves as foreigners are.

Not only Chinese but the World shouldn't forget!

@bobevans9996

4 ай бұрын

such things belongs to human/world not only chinese/china

@Yanggang-dm4fq

Ай бұрын

@@bobevans9996 Bandit logic

The work of an evil nation and still is today. Never ever forget for what they had done.

@antonmoric1469

5 ай бұрын

The long-suffering Irish and many other peoples are with you on that.

@Lost_Johnny

5 ай бұрын

The British government, but not the people, are supporting a genocide in Gaza. They never change :(

French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was among the first to condemn the looting and deplore the destruction of the Old Summer Palace.

@seangaun

5 ай бұрын

China should careful with France as they are part of invaders in China last centuries and cannot be trusted even this Marcon and future leaders of France n UK

@el-_-grando-_-_-scabandri

5 ай бұрын

But his stance on Algeria's independence on other hand ...

@thisiskevin1000

5 ай бұрын

@@el-_-grando-_-_-scabandri80 years after death, Algeria achieved independence from France in 1962.

we chinese will never forget

@lennifrost2006

5 ай бұрын

Do you remember The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution?

@lennifrost2006

5 ай бұрын

Just like June 4th, 1989.

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 So What do The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution have anything to do with you? Are you Chinese? Lol. 😂

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 This is about foreign aggressions on China, not about China’s internal matters. Why do you always remember China’s internal matters turn don’t remember foreign aggressions on China?

@haniahannslew4108

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 What do The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution have anything to do with you? Are you Chinese? 😂

In UK... people are still finding looted Old Summer Palace items in their attics and selling them at Car boot sales or antique shows on TV channels. In London Army club houses there are looted big vases.. as treasures for the Brits...

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

Shame on the British.

@anonanon7235

5 ай бұрын

Those artifacts will eventually come back to China, maybe not today, maybe not tmrw, but eventually it will.

And LOOTED by the monarchy THIEVES.

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

True. The looting was obviously done with the consent of the greedy British monarchy. Shame on them.

@erenyeagerist7681

5 ай бұрын

And the Brits glorify their monarchy thieves

Decades ago, when I visited the British Museum, I saw Chinese antique items, noted with "Donated by Mr. so-and-so"; instead of "stolen from Beijing in such and such year.

@PranicEnergy

5 ай бұрын

​@@theasianjaywalker4455, return the Koh-i-Noor.

@PranicEnergy

5 ай бұрын

@@theasianjaywalker4455 it belongs to the Indian museum. Stolen by thieves who are still wearing it.

@PranicEnergy

5 ай бұрын

@theasianjaywalker4455 , all Indians know about the Jewel of India stolen by the British. It represents the money and other resources stolen by the British in the past. Lots of bad blood between India and UK.

@user-yk9em3je6q

5 ай бұрын

@@theasianjaywalker4455 The CPC wasn't around in the 1860s to sell them to Mr. Soandso....

Chinese government should invite ambassadors, officials, governments, royal family and all the people from Britain and France to come and see the Old Summer Palace Ruin and then tell them to return Chinese cultural relics and treasures.

@user-kb9bd5tt8f

5 ай бұрын

Went to the British museum in London and the museum in Brighton years ago. I was shocked and angry to see the amount of stolen Chinese artifacts on display . It's shameless that they are so proud to show off the stolen stuff.

@user-sf1nq9uj7p

5 ай бұрын

The thieves will NOT return them. They want to continue to use them as "bragging rights" to show that they once made China bowed to their imperial might. This is also why they keep using the excuse that they are "preserving the artifacts for all of humankind in case they are destroyed by the evil Communists". Yeah, sure.

@omegabulldog5001

5 ай бұрын

@@user-kb9bd5tt8f What would you expect from a country ruled by thieves and pirates?

@TennessisET

5 ай бұрын

i don't think those Western Elvens and Saints would bulge. They're shameless like that

@suckmemore

5 ай бұрын

interesting! that place should be reserve as a reception place to the collective west delegates from now onwards! ha......................

It's quite “remarkable” to witness the audacity of certain individuals (referring here to the West), who display a blatant disregard for ethical standards. One would expect that those with even a trace of moral integrity would choose to hide their ill-gotten treasures, instead of brazenly displaying them for all to see. Thank you Nick!!

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

Shame on the British.

@user-uw2ki7vm4d

5 ай бұрын

Claiming to be morally superior Christian nations, acting to display piety….all BS.

@monipenny408

5 ай бұрын

sadly, you really wouldn't expect any standards from Epstein, and just like Epstein, it is part of the history and culture of U$UK empire of lies. Shame doesn't even cross their minds, just look at Palstine geno, U$UK are the only 2 terror states vetoing a ceasefire, they wanted to inflict and supported as much destructions as possible, just as their ancestors did in Summer Palace and now in Palstine and all over the world. Why? because they can... they have never suffered any consequences for their atrocities!! That's why!

@imankhandaker6103

5 ай бұрын

The 'ethical standards' expressed here have always been for other people. The British have never followed them & never will.

I wonder how British people can hold their head up high when accused so often of theft and looting and filling their museums with stolen artifacts.

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, they don’t feel any shame otherwise they would never have done such an uncivilised act.

@monipenny408

5 ай бұрын

The British's Germanic Monarchy did an excellent job in PR strategy

@che9218

5 ай бұрын

Honest mistake? All forgiven?

@georgejesson1944

5 ай бұрын

They're used to it

@larrykelly-kf5pp

5 ай бұрын

Oh come on, it’s not like the British army is the only army that ever looted and stole.

From the ruins one can still picture the grandeur of the palace! Everyone watching this will be impressed by your knowledge of Chinese history.

I visited this Summer Palace for under 3 hours last December before leaving for the airport to return home. It's too big a place for me to cover in that limited time. Thanks so much for introducing this place and its history. I like your channel in that you always give a historical run down, which provides depth to ordinary visits.❤

The British and French troops were led by Lord Elgin, the son of the other Lord Elgin who looted the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon Greece. Looting and theft seems to run in the family. The loss of treasure and artifacts looted and destroyed was incalculable and if valued in current value would have been to the tune of biilions. A lot of priceless calligraphy was lost forever.

@Slav4o911

5 ай бұрын

And they still haven't returned these... and Greece is supposedly their ally...

@georgejesson1944

5 ай бұрын

​@@Slav4o911 Birds of the same color flock together

There are other videos of this famous ruin of the old Summer Palace, but never showing the parkland and paths. It's good to get an expanded perspective of this Palace Garden from your walk. Thanks. When Chinese people spoke of these period, they always refer to "the Eight Allied Nation", not just the British and French. The G8 allied forces that invaded the Qing Dynasty with military actions in 1900 are: (1) the British Empire, (2) the United States of America, (3) the Third Republic of France, (4) the German Empire, (5) the Russian Empire, (6) the Japanese Empire, (7) the Austria Hungary Empire (8) the Italian kingdom. Chinese students should commit these names to their memory.

@amossutandi

5 ай бұрын

And now this same group, excluding Russia, wants to take China down again. Only Russia and east Germany apologised for the attocities and plunder they committed and only Russia returned the treasure they looted. Much of the looted Chinese treasures are currently proudly displayed in the British museum...

@user-sf1nq9uj7p

5 ай бұрын

.... and the sane EIGHT are today, allied again against China. what they failed to do once before, they are hoping to be able to do again - in destroying the entire Chinese civilization.

@Marsbati

5 ай бұрын

八国联军坏我圆明园

@Marsbati

5 ай бұрын

八国联军坏我圆明园

@tuppenceworth5485

5 ай бұрын

The Eight-Nation Alliance has morphed into the G7 comprising US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada, only the last country not being in the original Eight-Nation Alliance.

Thanks for highlighting all this. I reckon you’re British, therefore all the more an honourable gesture for doing this.

Centuries of humiliation.....rise again china...

Thank for the coverage ❤. We will always remember.

@lennifrost2006

5 ай бұрын

Just like June 4th, 1989.

@ricotheman8139

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 yes of course, another CIA crime.

@tuppenceworth5485

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 Were you there to find out exactly what happened? How can you get on your moral high horse after what your people did to China?

@saretgnasoh7351

5 ай бұрын

@@lennifrost2006 every government in the world would do the same to a band of traitors supported and funded by foreign powers (the west) to destroy their own country

@davidchiang100

5 ай бұрын

​@@tuppenceworth5485please don't talk or response to that idiot .

The Chinese decided to keep it that way to never forget.

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

To never forget and never forgive what those evil British did to China, including forcing opium addiction on the Chinese people to make big money.

@Slav4o911

5 ай бұрын

As it should be, history should not be forgotten.

Anglo-french army-UKand France. not just British. Opium came into China. They said it was "free trade". Now they are blocking Chinese electric cars

@JenHope118

5 ай бұрын

The world is laughing at them. What goes around comes around. Bible: as a man sows so shall he reaps.

@pablobordon4121

5 ай бұрын

UK and France... 😒 Just check the history and you see they are the same... Pirates.

I have been there a couple of times. Being British too, it is hard not to feel ashamed of this history. The destruction of the Summer Place is, of course, linked to the history of Hong Kong.

Thanks Nick for making this educational video.

It's sad to see such cultural treasures stolen and destroyed...

The amazing thing is there are many today who'd defend the English, even highly educated ones who are into histories or antiques. I've heard podcasts by historians or at least hobby historians making overtures that a lot of these stolen pieces were not really stolen because the old Chinese didn't have museums at the time nor did they treat them as such. It wasn't just art but they also throw in priceless artifacts like ones taken from the Mogao Caves in truck loads and without permission. Some argue the West had actually saved these works from destruction/loss/not recognized during years of China's decline. Sure, most argued the burning of the Summer Palace was tragic, but they also hinted that the British could have done worse, as if the English had "held" their hand.... And to think of all the other nations the English and the West had done that to, that these mighty countries could be so comfortable in refusing to return these stolen goods, while touting words like freedom and justice and democracy, lecturing China and others how to behave as we supply bombs and weapons to Ukraine and Israel.... Yups, these men of freedom and justice are out there alright, including a lot working at the British Museum I imagine. May be that would explain why every time the Indiana Jones theme comes on I run for a paper bag. Now if only someone goes and burns down the Buckingham....

@kenlee1416

5 ай бұрын

Who knows, in future the palace may be repurposed into a faith centre whose maintenance is part funded by the oil-rich sheikhs.

Thank you for the candid video about the history of the palace's destruction that I did not know about. Had the original Summer Palace been preserved, I am sure that it would be much more of a delightful sight to behold and to visit today. Having said that, it is still worth visiting in its present condition. So sad though.

You have quite a memory... No way I could remember all of those historical details. Enjoyed the vid!

@americannumber2

5 ай бұрын

Really no condemn uk?

British international Rules Based Order.

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

As bad as the American rules based international order.

I had been feeling you for a couple of days. Then I saw your post with in the last hour. I was so excited. I love history. I like learning more about China. Thank you for your channel. ❤️🙏❤️

Of all the travel vloggers it would be you Nick, to pick a place like the old summer palace for your Beijing series. I appreciate your love and knowledge of history and thank you for bringing the enormous scale of thievery to light once again. Perfect example of if you were weak, you were on the menu!

Great info and history fact👍👍👍👍

1) A bit history on the incident; The English soldiers locked up a building, full of bonded feet females, and burned the 300+ to deaths, while guarding outside to make sure everyone of those females burnt. 2) Oh, England changed the law (so did Japan), so that many looted arts can qualify to be termed “heirloom” or “family heirloom”. And sold in the open market without being questioned!

Nice job, and a balanced history. Yes, all the stolen items should be returned.

@henwahchin3063

5 ай бұрын

return? you are dreaming. money fallen in whose pocket belong to whom unless your fists bigger than theirs🤣🤣🤣🤣

This was great, I like how you narrate history. Thanks for teaching me something about China I never knew, I hope you do more .

The success of MAO ERA under the socialism with Chinese characteristics had droved out all evil foreign powers encroached inside China & laid the foundation for future generations who brought China rising, strong & prosperity. China is good learner , industrious & self-reliance in all field of innovations & technologies.

amazing video as always Nick, the way you mix history and footage it's awesome. Thank you!

mate, the british not just "doing some crap things in the past" Boris cancel peace negotiations Russia-Ukraine in April 2022 that cost 500.000 Ukrainians what i am trying to say is since most of the British people are good and polite but most of British Politicians still doing destruction till very days mate

@Marsbati

5 ай бұрын

The British are basically the Anglo saxons that genocide the Indians in North America and established nowadays USA to work together to continue the world chaos through the proxy war.

@steverooke1717

5 ай бұрын

Yep, totally agree🤝👍

@supriadiramlan5545

5 ай бұрын

@@steverooke1717 and we need to stop thos shit together, we can focus our strengh to positive energy like building chip industries, electronic industries, car industries , or hospitality industries not broadcasting lie to justify profit for weapon or big pharma industries why? because those lies costing a lot of human we all knew the cost of lie abt Russia and Ukrainians but most people dont realize the cost of lie from big pharma , how many die every year? 9 of 10 last FDA commissioner working on big pharma after retire, what policy they make when still commissioner? and how many human life cost of that policy? like myocarditis from vaccine related to excess death? company still can make a lot of profit without sacrificing human

Thanks Nick!

And the brits (and their american cousins) have the gall to criticize China.

@archstanton5973

5 ай бұрын

*BUT THE UYGHURS!*

Un jour, deux bandits sont entrés dans le Palais d'été. L'un a pillé, l'autre a incendié --- Victor Marie Hugo One day two bandits entered the Summer Palace. One plundered, the other burned. ---- Victor Marie Hugo 一天，两个强盗闯入了圆明园。一个抢掠，另一个放火。 ---维克多 玛丽•雨果

@fisheridle6886

5 ай бұрын

Devant l’histoire, l’un des deux bandits s’appellera la France, l’autre s’appellera l’Angleterre. Before history, one of the two bandits will be called France; the other will be called England. 在史书里这两个强盗一个被称作法兰西，另一个叫英格兰。

Imperial brit expertise - destroyer.

thanks for the history

Thanks for talking about a subject that most Westerners either don't care about or know about.

Today, British Royal Navy battleships still patrol the seas close to China from time to time.

Man, every time I peep at The Old Summer Palace, my heart sinks like a stone in a swamp. That joint used to be the ultimate flex in Chinese Imperial Gardens, straight-up majestic, you feel me? But then, in 1860, smack dab in the middle of the second Opium War, it got straight-up wrecked, looted, and torched by those British and French forces. Like, what the actual hell, right? It's a tragedy on steroids, a historical gut punch that leaves you feeling like you just got sucker-punched in the feels. Just imagining all that opulence and beauty going up in flames makes my blood boil. Those imperial gardens were more than just fancy plants and pretty rocks; they were a symbol of culture, history, and damn it, pride. And those invaders just stomped all over it like they owned the place. while we mourn the loss of The Old Summer Palace, let's also use it as a reminder to stand strong in the face of adversity and never let the bastards grind us down.

@archstanton5973

5 ай бұрын

Then what do you think of looting and burning down the Palace of Versailles? Or looting and burning the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg? Actually the nazis heavily damaged the Winter Palace but the Soviets went all in to fix the damage. The Chinese CORRECTLY WANT the DESTROYED Summer Palace to stand as a reminder to the "Century of Humiliation".

Impressive and informative video - thanks and regards.

This is beautiful...

Well I hope you British are proud of accomplishments such as this. Sadly, I know many of you still are.

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

The word should be shameful, not proud.

Somebre but i did not know that part of history so enjoyed the post . Are you still doing Tai chi in the cold weather ??

@americannumber2

5 ай бұрын

Really? Taichi no condemn UK?

Nick, thanks for shedding the light of the atrocity and plundering committed by both French and British troopers at the Summer Palace. Huge kudos to u!

Thanks for filming these ruins of the Summer Palace. I'm old now and can't travel to see for myself. This is one of several events which began what China today calls their "century of humiliation". Despite the Chinese calling the colonisers "sea barbarians" the emperor and people were far too complacent, too unwary, just how vicious the barbarians could be, too inward looking as the "middle kingdom" to realise or know about the Viking impulse inherit in the British mentality.

Th@nk you Nick for your video 😍😍😍😍😍

It sounded like there were flipping dinosaurs in the background lol! Even in its current state, the place still looks fascinating!

@bobevans9996

4 ай бұрын

ghosts

Lessons learned and will not be repeated again! Can you say the west? How about Palestine?!

Don't they feel ashamed of what they did??

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

People who could commit such crimes are shameless.

Thanks!

@nickinchina2552

5 ай бұрын

Really kind, thanks so much 😃😃

interestingly, Earl Elgin is widely recognized and celebrated in English Canada, as he was the Governor General of Canada from 1840s - 1850s. There are roads and places named after Elgin.

@amossutandi

5 ай бұрын

His father was the one who stole the Parthenon marbles, like father like son...

Imagine that, if it was Buckingham Palace or The Palace of Versailles? Anglo-Frenche would cry! Winner writes history, and it'ss only a warcrime, if you lose the war.

That is colonialism. Winner takes all, fair game mentality.

Looters and robbers

Not only British but also French and others Western countries so called civilized countries.

Yes, it has happened a long time ago but the Briitsh government have offered no apology, have not returned the priceless cultural treasures, and on top of that, it (along with the British media) keeps trashing China, making baseless claims about human rights and aggression, and dismissing China progress and emergence from its century-long difficulties - which the British played a huge role in creating, as this vlogger points out. I think if the British government and media simply stopped trashing and bashing China, it would go a long way toward healing and creating true good will between the peoples, even without an apology or returning the treasure.

@archstanton5973

5 ай бұрын

*BUT THE UYGHURS!*

@joeyp1927

5 ай бұрын

Ha hah, that's funny!@@archstanton5973

@georgejesson1944

5 ай бұрын

​​@@archstanton5973 "But the Uyghurs".... Are doing fine and prospering unlike the poor Palestinians that continue to suffer due constant U N vetoes and abstentions by a pair that cannot lecture any other country about human rights ever again.

@kenlee1416

5 ай бұрын

Tourists have been allowed into Xinjiang region for many years. Over in South East Asia, we can choose locally organised tour packages lasting between 12 to 16 full days all around Xinjiang. Of course they'll take you to a few places specifically to sell you goods but you get to visit many areas in Xinjiang. ....Too bad tourists won't be able to see the 6 million incarcerated Uy grs which must be in some underground mega facility somewhere. 😢

@georgejesson1944

5 ай бұрын

@@kenlee1416 Proof?

interesting!

I appreciate your sharing history. It only reinforces why I despise France and England, well most European countries.

Good video. I looked up the Summer Palace on the internet to find more information. UNESCO have got a good article. Yes the objects should be returned. Not as if another Cultural revolution will see them destroyed. As Nick says back in the Imperial past bad stuff was done. Lesson learned. Though as he says some more recent decisions still not good. Maybe Nick should visit the Kashgar Grand Bazaar and explain to us all the old features. Prehaps some go back further than the Qing dynasty after all the city is 2k years old.

Well nick you got a subscription from that

For those who are interested in the Jackie Chan movie, the name is CZ12 (or Chinese Zodiac 12) released in 2012 year of the dragon.

And just for the record like: The wife of the American Ambassador, with New World enterprise, actually sent out a couple of embassy employees to scout out the best items for looting.

Since What were the British doing in China! What are the Americans doing in many countries!

Weird that my original comment had somehow been deleted. All I was saying was that they should consider rebuilding efforts of this historic place back to its original glory as a symbolic gesture of Chyna’s rise into the 21st century.

@anchored555

5 ай бұрын

They actually built a new Yuan Ming Yuan in Zhuhai. It brings together the most famous 18 sights in the old Yuan Ming Yuan. But the original should definitely not be restored or rebuilt but kept as a memorial to what happened in the 19th century when China was weak and got trampled by the western imperial powers.

They rightfully refused to pay the money for their own possesions to Christies, it would be like having to pay the burglar whostole your possesions in order to get them back.

I took part in a documentary film about the history of Yuan Ming Yuan. I played Lord Elgin. Although Elgin was the emissary of a foul policy (opium peddling backed by military force) he wasn't himself a violent man. When he was governor of Canada his house was attacked by a mob and he said he would rather his house was destroyed than that the police open fire on the mob. Of course his campaigns in China were quite violent, the Europeans had Armstrong guns which had twice the range of the smooth bore cannons that the Qing soldiers had and the Chinese were wiped out. As for Yuan Ming Yuan, Elgin had led the army up the river to Beijing and he had to make a retreat because winter was setting in. He was under orders to inflict a decisive blow to the Chinese and he burned Yuan Ming Yuan, I believe, because his argument was with the Qing rulers and not with the Chinese people. The alternative would have been to massacre soldiers and commoners. Remember that at that time Yuan Ming Yuan was the private property of the emperor and no ordinary person would ever be allowed in, so that even though it was a wonderful garden, it was almost entirely closed. Nobody imagined that scarcely half a century later the Xinhai Revolution would make the gardens the property of the Chinese people. In any case, the fact that it has this historical significance means that it will probably never be built over, so it remains a beautiful open space full of historical associations where people can walk and hold festivals and play accordions and do taiji. It was always one of my favourite places in Beijing.

Really really? No comments on who did it

❤❤❤谢谢Nick 老师，i thought that the 圆明园was a Suzhou’s garden style，because 乾隆 alway there. don’t notice it’s a exotic garden. not regret destroying it Nick老师. i remember somewhere keep the restoration drawings. Maybe one day, there will be a new one.🥰🥰🥰

What about the imperial maids ?

a huge scar on the heart of every chinese,a small leaf in the glories of Great Britain once achieved

Also remind people of the history when the Brits forced the Chinese to get addicted to opium with their gun boat policy along with its 7 other allies. The Western nations are still practicing their "gunboat policy" on other weaker nations around the world.

We Chinese will never forget the century old humiliation. The Chinese people will continue to develop and surpass the glory and civilization created by our ancestors in the near future, leading all mankind towards a greater civilization.

Good old Elgins ,Thieves run in the family but Great for the British Museum(of stolen art)

"DESTROYED by the British..." and French. Just look in their museums.

ASK THE BRITISH TO REBUILD THE PALACE BACK, IN THIS ERA.

Al día de hoy me pregunto sí existirá algun lugar del mundo que no haya sido saqueado por Francia e Inglaterra... Ambas naciones (🇬🇧/🇫🇷) han hecho mucho daño, en cada continente, prácticamente cada pueblo ha sufrido a manos de esos sinvergüenzas. Va siendo hora de que la humanidad despierte: NI OLVIDO, NI PERDÓN.

not only British

Terrible crime!!!

Opium wars, steal tea steal silk in d past, steal land.

Has forgiveness ever been asked?

My understanding is that Japan looted a heck of a lot more than anyone else.

When you tell the story you need to tell the truth .... This is what happened ... The British delegation that had gone to negotiate Chinese surrender had been taken prisoner. Some members, including the journalist Bowlby, were tortured and murdered. "For three days the men were tied up, and for three days their bandages were soaked with water so that they would become tighter and tighter," says historian Vera Schwarcz. "Every time they begged for water their mouths would be filled with dirt." Eventually several prisoners died, their corpses hardly recognisable. In response, Lord Elgin ordered the British troops to burn down the entire Summer Palace complex. The destruction, he wrote later, was intended "to mark, by a solemn act of retribution, the horror and indignation... with which we were inspired by the perpetration of a great crime". I am not condoning what Lord Elgin did but you'd have to agree with me when a delegation is send to negotiate a peace deal they should be treated with respect, instead they were brutally murdered. If the Chinese had not murdered the British delegation then their palace would still be here today .... TELL IT LIKE IT IS SAM !!!

Back in 200 years, it's hard to define civilization vs. barbarianism. Beyond the loss in this garden, a much greater cultural loss is that, many Chinese started to consider their own culture as inferior, disdained and forsook some of the core values in Chinese culture. This trend has been ongoing until today.

How could there so many crow crying? For Chinese crow singing is bad omen. Did their 1st life witnessed the ravages?

Where is BBC?😱

Now it's not possible by English or french or American forces , thanks. They including our world be gone..

Not entirely by British, it’s actually by both corrupted Qin royalty and Chinese people themselves, the royalty spent a fortune building this magnificent palace as their private amusement park while the rest of country was in tatters, when British and bunch other western countries break into Beijing(peking at the time), civilians didn’t amount even slightest of resistance, they hated Qin’s royalty so much some of them even helped British and French with their raid. British and French were definitely not Salvation Army, but Qin sort of did themselves in.

@masterkoi29

5 ай бұрын

What did you say??? Qin royalty?? Looks like you really doesn't know anything. Old Summer Palace was built during the Manchu Qing dynasty rule in china. Don't use Qin dynasty as it wasn't connected to the issue. Disgusting western troll who doesn't know the difference of Qin and Qing. Qin dynasty was the first emperor of Unified china after warring states period.

@denglinzhiniao

4 ай бұрын

it's Qing,not Qin

Typical story of oppressors and the oppressed... Problem is... The Brits did most of the oppressing... So how come it has no money to do anything???

@wong3150

5 ай бұрын

Because they were punished for their uncivilised crimes.

Thanks Nick for bringing up this part of my country's history which was the darkest n the most humiliating! Despite the passing of years, sadly the Brits n its Western allies led by US have never let go of my country! Their pirate DNA is still very much alive! Our ancestors suffered immensely during the Opium War. In fact the city I'm now living in was under the British Colonial rule for almost 200 years n was only returned to my Motherland in 1997. However the Western threats here are constantly a threat to our city's security!

A family oi thieves didn't change for generations . Elgin family will live in infamy. it was the height of Victoria gradeur.

Include japan

Seriously I’m really curious how can u know this many history

*BUT THE UYGHURS!*

@junkycable3

5 ай бұрын

but the American red indians !!!

@fargr5926

5 ай бұрын

Uyghurs are living much better lives than 10 years ago, 20 years ago, just as other Chinese ethnic groups. Thanks for not believing the western propaganda!

@eb94499

4 ай бұрын

They cry "cultural" genocide on Uyghurs, but refuse to call the daily incessant bombing of Palestinian population in Gaza genocide????