Ancient literati always liked to collect antiques, and these art treasures were not only valuable, but also had a profound cultural heritage. There is a collector in China, the number of treasures in his hands is staggering, a total of 183 pieces, each piece is extremely valuable, mostly national treasures. Many treasures are very popular with the state and want to be nationalized. But the collector has not agreed, but donated it to american museums free of charge, which is really puzzling.
This collector's name is Weng Wange, is the descendant of Weng Tonggong, many treasures are from the old collection of Weng Tonggong, Weng Tonggong as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the political status is very prominent, and weng Tonggong, who is in a high position, has a unique cherishing of art. After inheriting the collection of his father Weng Xincun, he began to contribute to the family's collection. In the continuous addition of Weng Tonggong, Weng Wange has been in the ocean of these precious collections since he was a child, which is the most precious memory of his childhood for Weng Wange, not about money, but a family mission inheritance. Weng Wange cherishes these collections very much, after all, they are treasures handed down from the hands of the ancestors, which not only shows the ingenuity of the ancient craftsmen, but also is a witness to history. However, Weng Wange was always reluctant to donate the treasure to the country, and even if the Chinese side negotiated, it was unwilling to let go. Only one "Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River" or a museum in Shanghai was nationalized by participating in the auction, and no other treasures were returned to China, and other treasures were not willing to donate no matter how high the bid in China. Instead, on Onvango's birthday, 183 treasures were donated free of charge to a museum in Boston, USA.
Weng Wange's approach puzzled many people, these treasures came from China, and they have been passed down in the hands of Chinese for many years, why not return to China? But Onwango did not think so, he was very aware of his duties, he lived for the collection, preferred to give up everything for the collection. This does not allow Ongwango to re-examine the environment around the collection, Ongwango grew up in the war, knowing very well that under the fire of the cannon, everything will become scorched earth, without a stable environment, these collections are like garbage that no one cares about. The safety of the collection is his primary consideration, there is no so-called family and country feelings, can make the treasures treasures treasured by the ancestors have a stable and safe environment, is his burden on him. Therefore, he chose to donate all his collection to the United States under all considerations.
Weng Wange believes that the United States has a higher ability to protect cultural relics than China, after all, many treasures have experienced war and hardship in China, which has become an irreversible regret. He was willing to bear the name. As long as these collections can have a stable environment and bloom to a greater extent, it is the greatest comfort for the ancestors.
Onwango's ideas cannot be morally kidnapped, but back to reality, the United States' value for these antiques may not be as strong as China's, although there are advanced protection technologies, but these technologies may not necessarily be applied to Chinese collections. If it is placed in a Chinese museum, it will certainly be of great benefit to the study of Chinese history, culture, art and so on. At this point, it is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong, and we can only continuously improve the strength of China's protection to give the collection of cultural relics a safe environment, so as to prove the strength.