2 Season
30 Episode
Dates That Made History - Season 2 Episode 12 October 1860 - The Sacking of the Summer Palace in Beijing
The capture and looting of Emperor Qing Xianfeng's two summer palaces in Beijing (Peking) was the culmination of the Second Opium War; pitting the colonial powers of France and the United Kingdom against China. Yet it was also a double-edged sword.
- Year : 2020
- Country : France, United States of America
- Genre : Documentary, War & Politics
- Studio : ARTE
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- Director : Patrick Boucheron, Denis van Waerebeke
- Cast : Patrick Boucheron