Politics & Government
Chinese tourists walk in front of ruins in the Summer Palace in Beijing. When emperors ruled China, they would often relax in the elaborate gardens of the Summer Palace, which was ransacked by British and French soldiers in 1860. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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This bronze pig's head is on display at Beijing's Poly Museum, February 27, 2009. The head is one of 12 animal heads that once adorned a water clock fountain in the Summer Palace, which lays in ruins. Two other heads were up for auction in Paris last week. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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On this site in the gardens of the emperor's Summer Palace in Beijing, February 24, 2009, stood an elaborate water clock fountain with 12 animal heads representing the Chinese zodiac. The heads were looted in 1960 when French and British soldiers sacked the Summer Palace. Two of the heads recently went up for auction in Paris. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Tourists walk through the ruins of the Garden of Perfect Brightness in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, February 24, 2009. Artifacts from the ruins recently were auctioned off in Paris, angering China. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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