During the Second Opium War, the residence was completely destroyed and afterwards, the Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris obtained the site under a treaty signed in Peking on October 25,1860 which promised compensation for churches destroyed and properties taken from the mission.
During the Second Opium War, the residence was completely destroyed and the viceroy Ye Mingche (葉名琛) was captured by the British. Several years later, the Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris obtained the site under a treaty signed in Peking on October 25,1860 which promised compensation for churches destroyed and properties taken from the mission.