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Rebuilt with lavish materials (stone and stained glass) by the Empress Dowager in 1893, this 36-m (118-ft) statue of a boat was restored (it is said) with funds meant to shore up China’s woeful navy, but it was not long before Japan completely humiliated China in battles at sea.
Nearby is the Hall of Jewelry, housed in the Palace of Tranquillity and Longevity (Ning Shou Gong), with another display of royal treasures, including robes worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Undaunted, the Empress Dowager completed a second restoration in 1903.
Of the nine tombs open to view, those of two most powerful Manchu emperors, Qianlong and Kangxi, are impressive, and that of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1911) is as elaborate as it is strange.
Often feeling like a lobotomized dowager, Prudie blanches when she sees some of the young people, frequently wondering how it is possible that they think they look appealing.