On this day, 125 years ago, on August 16, 1900 (July 22, 1900), the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers publicly sacked Beijing. On August 16, 1900, the commanders of the various countries "authorized the army to openly rob for three days," and Beijing was in unprecedented pain. This was the first time in hundreds of years that the Chinese capital had been sacked by foreign occupying forces. "The exact number of all the damage and losses suffered by China this time will never be found out, but the number must be extremely significant," Waldsey reported to the Kaiser. "The rapes of women, cruel acts, random killings, and unprovoked fires that took place during the robbery are extremely numerous, and they are also the reasons for increasing the suffering of the residents." The Allied troops sacked the Forbidden City, the Three Seas, the Summer Palace, etc. There are 1,148 lost sacrificial utensils at the Temple of Heaven, 168 lost sacrificial utensils at the Temple of Sheji, 13 gold-plated Buddhas, 12 pairs of magnetic bottles, 40 gold-plated utensils, 7 silverware, more than 4,300 bronze utensils, 58 silverware, 70 heads of flags, more than 1,400 brocade embroideries, more than 110 bamboo and wood utensils, more than 1,600 axes of ink engraving treasures, and more than 100 musical instruments. The six Jiuqing and other government offices were occupied by the armies of various countries as barracks and looted frantically. The library lost 21 chariots, 1373 chariots, 12 sedans, 2 jade treasures, 282 imperial concubine ceremonial sticks, 84 imperial concubines, 1 new and old cloud disk umbrella, 133 brocade flags, 9 ivory, 2 ivory saddles, 2 war drums, 2 more bells, 2 static whips, and a number of items. The Hanlin Academy lost tens of thousands of classics and historical books, and the Yongle Daren lost another 307 volumes. Tens of thousands of strings of newly cast copper coins from Qianfa Hall, gold and silver sacrificial utensils from Taitang Temple, and gold and silver tableware from Guanglu Temple were all looted. The Japanese army snatched 3 million taels of silver and countless damask brocade from the warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and snatched 320,000 stone warehouse material and all silver taels from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is difficult to estimate the value of other cultural relics and national treasures. The princes' mansions are also very attractive. The French army stole more than 2 million taels of silver and countless antique treasures from Prince Li's mansion, and also stole 365 strings of morning beads and antiques worth about 3 million taels of silver from Tateyama's house. The Japanese army stole 300,000 two pieces of silver hidden in the well from the treasure house. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "The palace lost more than 2,000 treasures, including 24 jasper bombs, 47,506 books in the four library, 2 golden hour clocks, 1 Li Ting Guimo, 4 Wan Ting large screens, 1 jade horse, 1 book of" Fanting Seal ", 1 string of real ink crystal beads, Fanting Lin Fengxiang, and 1 set of Hong Xuanjiao's teeth. As for the damage to residences, businesses, and shops, it is impossible to estimate.