1. Evacuation to Rehe

    · Rehe Province, Qing dynasty (around present-day Chengde, Hebei, China)

    During the Second Opium War, Noble Consort Yi traveled with the Xianfeng Emperor's entourage from Beijing to Rehe. Coordinates represent Chengde, the modern geographic reference supplied by the source, rather than an identified lodging site.

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