China is a country with a long history and culture, and more than 5,000 years of historical civilization have also created countless precious cultural treasures and influenced generations of Chinese sons and daughters. The precious cultural relics created by our ancestors have been passed down with the passage of time, some of which have been cherished by the state, and some of which have been passed between collectors. Collecting cultural relics is sometimes out of liking, sometimes for appreciation, in order to obtain greater benefits; but in any case, as long as China's cultural relics are not lost overseas, it is a good behavior. But there is a descendant of a Qing Dynasty official, there are many cultural relics in the collection, the relevant departments of our country once wanted to buy 193 cultural relics from him, but they did not expect to be rejected by him, and what is even more puzzling is that he turned around and donated these cultural relics to the United States free of charge.
Recent History: The History of Trauma
For us, China's modern history is a humiliating history and an unforgettable history. It is precisely because of the existence of this history that we can be so strong now, in order to get rid of the past state, we do not forget history, forge ahead. And what is modern history like? Poverty and weakness, war and strife, many of China's cultural relics were also destroyed in the war, such as the Yuanmingyuan, the thought of it is heartbroken. During the Qing Dynasty, many people transported their collections of cultural relics overseas in order to preserve the treasures.
Late Qing dynasty official Weng Tonggong
Collectors protecting artifacts?
Weng Wange was born in 1929, when China was in deep trouble, although the Qing Dynasty had collapsed, the officials of the Qing Dynasty had already amassed wealth and had a certain economic foundation. Weng Wange got a large number of cultural relics and antiques from Weng Tonggong, in order to avoid the persecution of war, he had long transferred these cultural relics abroad, in addition to the treasures left by Weng Tonggong, Weng Wange himself is also a collector, most of them are Ming and Qing dynasty paintings and calligraphy, a considerable number. It has to be said that this act of his has a certain prescience, transferring cultural relics overseas, to a certain extent, preserving cultural relics, keeping them away from war and from many artificial persecutions.
Donating national treasures to foreign countries without compensation is puzzling
Now that Wengwango has become a citizen of the United States, his considerable number of treasures, the country has repeatedly communicated with him, want to buy it, bring it back home. But none of them were rejected by Ongwango, these are the property of Ongwango's dead people, and we can't say anything, he has the right to give these things to others, and he has the right to refuse our purchase opinions. But unexpectedly, Onwango donated 183 precious antiques from his family's collection to the Boston Museum in the United States free of charge. Among these 183 cultural relics, there are calligraphy and paintings, there are also other precious cultural relics, each of which is of great value, but also represents the ancient craftsmanship of our country, for a time, public opinion was in an uproar, and everyone was puzzled by it.
Donating cultural relics to foreign countries for protection?
As a Chinese, he would rather let the cultural relics return to his hometown, but it is shocking that he made such a choice. Think about how many collectors in our country have made unremitting efforts to return cultural relics to their hometowns, and how foreign countries have treated our culture in modern times. He believes that donating cultural relics abroad is to better protect cultural relics, but now that we are strong, he still holds the old vision and looks at his home country, which is really sad to think. Protecting our own culture, protecting our own country, and not letting cultural relics be lost overseas is what every Chinese should do, after all, China's thousands of years of culture have nurtured us, and we should also do something, otherwise how can we be worthy of its nurturing grace?