The Garden of the Palace of Established Happiness (Jian Fu Palace garden) was built by the Emperor Qianlong in 1740 and is composed of a series of pavilions set in garden courts in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City. Destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1923, during the time of the last emperor of China, the site was left vacant for close to 80 years. Pei Partnership Architects, together with Tsao & McKown Architects, transformed the reconstructed interiors of the complex into a series of exhibition, reception and meeting spaces for special visitors to the Forbidden City and the palace Museum. Master craftsmen, carpenters, masons, tile workers and painters worked together using traditional tools, techniques and processes. The aim was to revive traditional building crafts as well as the training of artisans, as a means of conserving China’s rich cultural past.