Senior Moments

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One of the highlights of the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing is the ‘marble boat’.  It’s not really made of marble, although the superstructure was decorated to look like marble.  The original boat was built in 1755 by Emperor Qinglong, but was destroyed by British forces in 1860.  The current boat was built in 1893 by the Dowager Empress Cixi  Legend says she used funds allocated for the Chinese navy to build this boat at the Summer Palace, but that story has never been proven.  The ‘marble boat’ is a pavilion that was used bu the empress for enjoying the beauty of the Summer Palace while she had her breakfast or dinner. I got this photo of the ‘marble boat’ when I visited the Summer Palace in 1987.

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