The Garden of Perfect Brightness—3 Destruction, Looting, and Me
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Xieqiqu, north façade
Depicted in Engraving 2.

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Huayuanmen beimian, north façade

Westerners felt comfortable in the remote, lightly-guarded Xiyanglou, and often visited the ruins. Here, four customs officials relax at the gate to the Maze. The gazebo can be seen through the archway. Depicted in Engraving 4.


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Fangwaiguan. Depicted in Engraving 8

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Gate to the Garden, Huayuanmen 花園門
Observatory of Lands Beyond, Fangwaiguan 方外觀
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Haiyantang, west façade

The best-known view of the Haiyantang, showing the large clam-shell fountain in the center, but missing the zodiac animal statues that formed the clock-fountains. The largest structure in the European section, the Haiyangtang housed a reservoir that supplied water to all the fountains in the central portion. Depicted in Engraving 10.


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Hall of Calm Seas, Haiyantang 海宴堂
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YMY 3: Destruction, Looting, and Memory
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