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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.
Three of China’s most famous rulers are buried here, including Emperor Qianlong (1711–1799), Emperor Kangxi (1654–1722), and the notorious Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908).
Empress Dowager Cixi saw to a complete restoration in 1886, but the Western armies returned in 1900 in retaliation for the siege of the Foreign Legation during the Boxer Rebellion.
Although Tarzan is now nominally in control, one suspects that Kala the Ape-Mom, the Empress Dowager of the Jungle, is really in charge.
The most lavish tomb is that of Empress Dowager Cixi.