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Zhen Fei Well

When the Allied Forces forced their way into Beijing in 1900, the favorite imperial concubine of Emperor Guangxu, Zhen Fei (Concubine Pearl), was ordered to be thrown and drowned in this well by Cixi.

Her Body was retrieved and the well dried up after Empress dowager returned to the palace from Xi'an in 1901. Consequently, it has been know as the "Zhen Fei Well". 

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