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    40.0123000°N 116.3066000°E / 40.0123000; 116.3066000 Xiyang Lou (Chinese: 西洋楼; pinyin: Xīyáng Lóu; lit. 'Western mansion(s)'), are ruins of 18th-century...
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    remains of the Old Summer Palace can be found in the Western mansions (Xiyang Lou) section of 18th-century European-style palaces, fountains and formal...
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    of the Haiyantang (Chinese: 海晏堂; pinyin: Hǎiyàntáng) building of the Xiyang Lou (Western style mansions) area of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. Believed...
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    commissioned the Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione for the construction of the Xiyang Lou, or Western-style mansion, to satisfy his taste for exotic buildings and...
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    strongly associated with the emperor's court and the architecture project of Xiyang Lou, nonetheless, a wide spectrum of China's social classes had some access...
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    Kangxi Emperor and Qianlong Emperor, as shown by the architecture of Xiyang Lou, it was not restricted only to the court. "Occidenterie" artifacts and...
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  • (洋鬼子; pinyin: yáng guǐzi; lit. 'Western/overseas devil') or xiyang guizi (西洋鬼子; pinyin: xiyáng guǐzi; lit. 'west ocean devil') – used to refer to Westerners...
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    architectural masterpiece. Additional sites that Child photographed such as the Xiyang Lou and the Fountain Gate would be further destroyed in the Boxer War and...
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  • Jesuit(s) Garden(s) may refer to: Jesuit Garden (Beirut), park Xiyang Lou, historical park in Beijing, also known as Jesuit Garden Ivan Franko Park in...
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    birthplace of Zheng He. The southwestern "panhandle" of Jinning District (Xiyang Township, 夕阳乡) contains two caves (Yanzi and Shitou) known for their bat...
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