Editor's Note:
Six damaged historical relics are being repaired as Beijing's Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan Park, carries out “Restoring 1860” project. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)
The blue and white porcelain stool, or xiudun, is being remade from the 132 broken pieces found in Yuanmingyuan Park, and some parts of it are still missing. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
Wang Mian, a Chinese ceramics repair expert, repairs a red glaze bowl used in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at Yuanmingyuan Park. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
The blue and white porcelain stool, or xiudun, is being remade from the 132 broken pieces found in Yuanmingyuan Park, and some parts of it are still missing. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
Wang Mian, a Chinese ceramics repair expert, repairs a red glaze bowl used in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at Yuanmingyuan Park. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
Wang Mian, Chinese ceramics repair expert, repairs a red glaze bowl used in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at Yuanmingyuan Park. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
The blue and white porcelain stool, or xiudun, is being remade from the 132 broken pieces found in Yuanmingyuan Park, and some parts of it are still missing. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
The blue and white porcelain stool, or xiudun, is being repaired from the 132 broken pieces found in Yuanmingyuan Park, and some parts of it are still missing. (Photo: Li Hao/GT) 
The blue and white porcelain stool, or xiudun, is being repaired from the 132 broken pieces found in Yuanmingyuan Park, and some parts of it are still missing. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
