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Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2008 shows a corner of the courtyard in Gong Wang Fu in Beijing, capital of China. The 232-year-old Gong Wang Fu, China's largest and best-preserved Qing Dynasty mansion, will open to the public for the first time ever on Aug. 20, 2008 after 31 months of restoration. The mansion was constructed around 1776 and was originally the private residence of Heshen, a member of imperial court of Emperor Qianlong (1736-1796) in the Qing Dynasty (1644--1911). The mansion consists of residential quaters covering some 32,000 square meters and a 28,000-square-meter garden. [Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua]
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