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 | | The Imperial Gardens as they once stood The Old Summer Palace, known in China as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness (圓明園), and originally called the Imperial Gardens (御園), was an extremely large complex of palaces and gardens 8 km (5 miles) northwest of the walls of Beijing, built in the... |
 | | Concubinage is either the state of a couple living together as lovers with no obligation created by vows, legal marriage, or religious ceremony, or the state of a woman supported by a male lover who is married to, and usually living with, someone else. |
 | | The Convention of Peking (October 18, 1860), also known as the First Convention of Peking, was a treaty between the Qing Government of China and the British Empire, and between China and France, and China and Russia. |
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