The Marble Boat

Shí fǎng also known as the boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the summer palace in beijing china.

The marble boat.

Shipped with usps priority mail. The boat is also called han chuan. Empress dowager ci xi had the boat restored adding a french style superstructure and two wheels one on. Unfortunately in 1860 the original boat was burned down by the anglo french forces and in 1893 it was rebuilt with a french style superstructure and two wheelers added to it.

Empress dowager ci xi had the boat restored adding a french style superstructure and two wheels one on each side. The new marble boat became a new symbol of chinese culture but like its predecessor the restored version was also made of wood and painted to imitate marble. It was first built in 1750 but in 1860 the allied anglo french force burnt down the chinese style wooden super structure on the top part of the boat. It is flanked to the east by baizhang pavilion and to the north by xing bride.

8 1 2 in diameter condition is new. It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the qianlong emperor. Bradford exchange the marble boat imperial jingdezhen porcelain plate. The marble boat was nearly forgotten but by order of empress dowager cixi it was restored in 1893 using a new design that incorporated several elements of european architecture.

The original pavilion was made from a base of large stone blocks which supported a wooden superstructure done in a traditional chinese design. The marble boat also known as the boat of purity and ease is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the summer palace in beijing china. The marble boat is located in the northwest corner of kunming lake and close to the western foot of longevity hill at the summer palace. The marble boat was first built in 1750 but in 1860 the allied anglo french force burnt down the chinese style wooden super structure on the top part of the boat together with many other buildings in the summer palace.