The Burning of the Imperial Palace
1983, Chinese. Directed by Li Han-Hsiang.
Dramatization of events from the Second Opium War which culminated in the looting and destruction of imperial estate "Yuan Ming Yuan", AKA the Old Summer Palace by invading English and French troops.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 20 September 1983
- Original title
- 火燒圓明園
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Written by
- Li Han-Hsiang
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The Burning of the Imperial Palace runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Burning of the Imperial Palace isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 1983. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Burning of the Imperial Palace?
The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983) was directed by Li Han-Hsiang and stars Liu Xiaoqing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Zhang Tielin.