This event is in the past.It took place on June 8, 2017 at Centre Culturel de Chine.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkHistorian Bernard Brizay examines the 1860 pillaging of Beijing's Old Summer Palace by French and British forces—a cultural catastrophe he compares to losing Versailles, the Louvre, and the National Library combined.
Historical lecture
Colonial history
China-France relations
Art and culture
Tips
🌐everything is translated for non-French speakers
📚Brizay authored five books on Chinese history
Le Sac du Palais d'Été
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkHistorian Bernard Brizay examines the 1860 pillaging of Beijing's Old Summer Palace by French and British forces—a cultural catastrophe he compares to losing Versailles, the Louvre, and the National Library combined.
Historical lecture
Colonial history
China-France relations
Art and culture
Tips
🌐everything is translated for non-French speakers
📚Brizay authored five books on Chinese history
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