Yuanmingyuan relics survey of results on exhibit

One and a half centuries ago, the invading troops of the Anglo-French Army set fire to the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden, a sprawling masterpiece of Qing Dynasty landscaping in western Beijing. For the upcoming anniversary, the management has launched a global census of the Garden´s relics and artifacts pillaged and lost over the past 150 years. Today's Spotlight shines on the results of the US leg of the undertaking.

"Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden relics in United States" are on display in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

Over six hundred photographs and various documents were gathered during the one-month tour in the US.

The exploratory journey covered nine major museums in cities including Washington, DC, New York, and Boston.

Nearly a hundred of the photographs are being publicly displayed in China for the first time. They will become part of an extensive database on Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden and related artifacts.

Organizers are planning trips to Europe and Japan.