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Even so, I never blundered as badly as the dowager staying at the little Hotel La Quinta.
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.
The Empress Dowager Cixi used to lodge overnight in this temple on her voyage by royal barge from the Forbidden City to the Summer Palace.
The Empress Dowager’s private theater, Emperor Qianlong’s rock garden, and the Nine Dragon Screen (Jiu Long Bi), a 30-m (96-ft) ceramic mosaic created in 1773, are also located in this section of the Forbidden City.
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.
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