Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
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The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is a historic imperial garden complex in Beijing, famed for its once-magnificent palaces and artworks and for its destruction by Anglo-French forces in 1860.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) Context triple: [Summer Palace, nearbyAttraction, Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)]
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Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Mountain Resort is a vast Qing dynasty imperial summer palace and landscaped garden complex in northern China, renowned for its blend of Chinese and foreign architectural styles and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the political and ceremonial heart of Chinese dynasties for nearly 500 years and is now a major cultural and historical museum.
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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
The Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang comprise the former imperial residences and political centers of China’s last two dynasties, including the Forbidden City, renowned for their grand architecture, historical significance, and exceptional preservation.
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Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
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E.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) Target entity description: The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is a historic imperial garden complex in Beijing, famed for its once-magnificent palaces and artworks and for its destruction by Anglo-French forces in 1860.
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A.
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Mountain Resort is a vast Qing dynasty imperial summer palace and landscaped garden complex in northern China, renowned for its blend of Chinese and foreign architectural styles and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the political and ceremonial heart of Chinese dynasties for nearly 500 years and is now a major cultural and historical museum.
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C.
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
The Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang comprise the former imperial residences and political centers of China’s last two dynasties, including the Forbidden City, renowned for their grand architecture, historical significance, and exceptional preservation.
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D.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
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E.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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historic site ⓘ imperial garden ⓘ palace complex ⓘ ruins ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Garden of Perfect Brightness
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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanming Yuan Ruins Park
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanmingyuan
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| area | over 3.5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Kangxi
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surface form:
Kangxi Emperor
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| constructionStart | early 18th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of foreign imperialist aggression
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symbol of national humiliation in China ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical ruins park
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patriotic education site ⓘ public park ⓘ |
| designedAs | imperial garden retreat ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring |
Opium Wars
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surface form:
Second Opium War
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| destructionYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| event |
burned by Anglo-French forces in 1860
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looted by Anglo-French forces in 1860 ⓘ |
| expandedUnder |
Qianlong Emperor
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Yongzheng ⓘ
surface form:
Yongzheng Emperor
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| feature |
art collections
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artificial hills ⓘ canals ⓘ extensive gardens ⓘ lakes ⓘ libraries ⓘ palaces ⓘ pavilions ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yuanmingyuan Exhibition Hall
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| hasPart |
Changchun Garden
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Kunming Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Fuhai Lake
Qichun Garden ⓘ Western Mansions ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese discourse on cultural heritage protection
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Chinese literature and art ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chinese landscape gardens
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European-style buildings ⓘ architectural diversity ⓘ destruction in 1860 ⓘ vast art and book collections ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
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Haidian District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Peking University
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Summer Palace ⓘ Tsinghua University ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park Administration
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| nativeName |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
圆明园
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| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orderedDestructionBy |
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
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surface form:
James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin
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| perpetratorOfDestruction |
British troops
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French troops ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary films
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museum exhibitions worldwide ⓘ numerous historical studies ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center of the Qing court
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residence of the Qing emperors ⓘ site for imperial ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) Description of subject: The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is a historic imperial garden complex in Beijing, famed for its once-magnificent palaces and artworks and for its destruction by Anglo-French forces in 1860.
Referenced by (28)
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this entity surface form:
Old Summer Palace
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
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Old Summer Palace
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圆明园
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Old Summer Palace
this entity surface form:
Yuanmingyuan
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanming Yuan Ruins Park
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park Administration
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanmingyuan Exhibition Hall
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Old Summer Palace
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Old Summer Palace
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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ruins
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Summer Palace
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Old Summer Palace
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Summer Palace
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Old Summer Palace
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Old Summer Palace
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Wenjin Ge, Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace)
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanmingyuan
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Yuan Ming Yuan
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Yuanmingyuan proper
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Yuanmingyuan Ruins Museum
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Old Summer Palace
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Western-Style Palaces of Yuanmingyuan
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanmingyuan imperial garden complex
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Old Summer Palace
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Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) landscape system
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Old Summer Palace