Fortune-telling in Yuanmingyuan _ Lady of Yuanmingyuan

Why was the Yuanmingyuan destroyed so thoroughly, but the Summer Palace survived?

The Summer Palace was built later. It is a garden that Guangxu gave Lafayette a rest for pro-government. Britain and France burned Yuanmingyuan in Xianfeng, two eras apart, separated by Tongzhi.

1860 is a British-French coalition, and 1900 is Eight-Nation Alliance. The British and French allied forces did not enter the Forbidden City, and Cixi's husband was still alive and angry. Eight-Nation Alliance entered the Forbidden City for a military parade, and Cixi's husband has been dead for about 40 years.