【有文稿】横店原样重建圆明园引争议

A replica of the Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan, constructed in Hengdian, Zhejiang province, will open partially from May 10. Built to the scale of the one in Beijing which was destroyed in 1860 by British and French forces, it features 95 percent of the original architecture. The new garden covers an area of about 413 hectares with a total investment reaching about 30 billion yuan, or about 5 billion US dollars. Xu Wenrong, founder of the Hengdian Group which initiated the project said he hopes the reconstruction will enhance people's understanding of traditional Chinese culture. Note: However, the management office of Yuanmingyuan say that as a world cultural relic reservation, any replica of Yuanmingyuan should be arranged by the national government. The replica built in Hengdian may infringe upon Yuanmingyuan's property rights. Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace served as a garden for the royal family of the Qing Dynasty and was known as the "garden of all gardens" for its architectural diversity, including classic western royal court-style buildings.