A long-lost bronze (青铜制的) relic from the Summer Palace in Beijing has been returned from overseas and was
The bronze latticed (网格状的) panel, 1.05 meters long by 19.8 centimeters wide, was originally set on a window of Baoyun Ge (“a pavilion of treasured clouds”) in the compound of the former royal resort during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was lost in the early 20th century.
Li Lei, a Chinese collector, found the latticed panel in an auction (拍卖) catalog in France last year.
By comparing its patterns, structure and materials with other lattices,
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“I will be proud that I can tell my children one day when we visit here, ‘Look at that. Daddy brought one of its windows back.’ This is enough for me. I don’t want a big reputation.”
Built in 1755 beside Foxiang Ge (“tower of Buddhist incense”)—the landmark and the highest building in the Summer Palace—Baoyun Ge on the Hill of Longevity is
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