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The whole effect evoked the French Second Empire of a century earlier, the lush, moneyed social world presided over by the Empress Eugénie.
The Long Corridor begins at a fourth Qing building, the Hall of Happiness and Longevity (Leshou Tang), where the Empress Dowager slept.
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 principal tomb belongs to the third Tang emperor, Gaozong, and to his ambitious widow, Wuzetian, who had herself promoted to the rank of empress in a.d. 691 — the only woman to hold such power in all Chinese history.
The Hall for Cultivating Happiness (Yile Dian) served as the Empress Dowager’s private viewing box for performances in the adjacent three-story theater, which was built to honor her 60th birthday.
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