The Marble Boat

Empress dowager ci xi had the boat restored adding a french style superstructure and two wheels one on each side.

The marble boat.

Shí fǎng also known as the boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the summer palace in beijing china. It was first built in 1750 but in 1860 the allied anglo french force burnt down the chinese style wooden super structure on the top part of the boat. The marble boat is located in the northwest corner of kunming lake and close to the western foot of longevity hill at the summer palace. The marble boat was nearly forgotten but by order of empress dowager cixi it was restored in 1893 using a new design that incorporated several elements of european architecture.

The marble boat chinese. Marble boat also named qingyanfang boat is located in the northwest of kunming lake it was first built in 1750 with a chinese style wooden superstructure on it. Shipped with usps priority mail. Empress dowager ci xi had the boat restored adding a french style superstructure and two wheels one on.

It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the qianlong emperor. The original pavilion was made from a base of large stone blocks which supported a wooden superstructure done in a traditional chinese design. Unfortunately in 1860 the original boat was burned down by the anglo french forces and in 1893 it was rebuilt with a french style superstructure and two wheelers added to it. The marble boat also known as the boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the summer palace in beijing china.

The marble boat was first built in 1750 but in 1860 the allied anglo french force burnt down the chinese style wooden super structure on the top part of the boat together with many other buildings in the summer palace. Hidden from the surrounding views the boat comes as if it was just sailing from the south. The boat is also called han chuan. Bradford exchange the marble boat imperial jingdezhen porcelain plate.