History has a lot of helplessness, but it does not erase its truth. Looking at historical issues relatively objectively is the respect that every hero who protects national treasures should have. In the "Taoist Pagoda" depicted in Yu Qiuyu's "Cultural Journey", he details the catastrophe caused by the cultural relics of dunhuang's Mogao Grottoes.
Prejudice against the Taoists and their ignorant destruction of the imagination have made the ancient texts of civilization an imaginary of great loss. Is it true or false for a Taoist priest to bear the burden of a national sinner who carries cultural relics and national treasures? As the real facts are discovered, it becomes clear that the truth of history is not the case. A Taoist who is supposed to be a sinner is a true hero. However, the world is chaotic, and the yin and yang are wrong to have the sin of carrying the pot. Whose fault is this, experts have also said: "Yu owes him an apology"!
First, he was born into poverty but was willing to guard cultural relics
Wang Daoshi, originally a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, whose real name is Wang Yuanzhen (王元箓), is a yuanlu and a yuanlu. That is, the ignorant, ignorant, and small destroyer described in the book is one of the creators of the catastrophe of civilization. But is the thing explained in Yu Qiuyu's book really the truth of history? At the moment of looking back at history, I realized that there really is no right to speak without investigation.
The truth of history is different. Wang Daoshi was originally a low-class person from a poor background, who had experienced an unstable life of upheaval and displacement. Struggling to survive, he later served as a soldier in the early years of Guangxu, and then began to engage in the profession of Taoist priest. After that, they wandered around and reached the land of Xinjiang.
By chance, he stopped in the land of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and began to guard his lifelong faith. It inadvertently discovers the cultural heritage of the Mogao Caves, and in the process of cleaning up debris, sees the mutilated corners of buddhist holy places. Realizing this treasure, he began his responsibility as a guardian of his culture.
Use what you can to start the path of protection while maintaining and transforming the fate. It is just that personal energy and financial resources are limited, but the cultural and ancient books in the cave are more and more. Individual abilities alone are too strong to protect. In particular, there are many ancient scriptures and complete types. Let them realize the great responsibility and the importance of national treasures.
Second, the discouragement after hitting the wall
In order to protect the huge cultural relics project, we began to seek official support and rescue work. To this end, he deliberately took the basic scriptures and went to the local county to find his own parent officials for application and maintenance. However, The County Commander himself was not a cultural person, nor did he learn any techniques. Destroy the scripture in your hand and leave it with no way to ask for help.
But he was not reconciled and began the road to help for help for a second time. That is the parent official of Linxian County, although it has attracted the attention of the county order to the scriptures. But there was no next action, just let it wait for the news, and then there was no result. Even in such a situation, he was still not discouraged. Instead, the cross-level report is the Suzhou Daotai, with two boxes of scriptures as the price code. However, in exchange for a cynicism, in the end, it was only left alone to carry out the responsibility of protection.
In the end, he was not willing to take a risk. He wrote to Empress Dowager Cixi, the supreme ruler of the empire, but the Qing court at that time was in turmoil and could not protect itself. For his request, it is also a stone sinking into the sea, without waves. This series of blows made him truly feel hopeless and helpless. There is no longer any hope or sympathy for the government, and can only silently guard the cultural relics.
Third, the hope of foreigners after speculation
However, the problems that the domestic authorities did not pay attention to caused the ambition and greed of another group of wolves. This is also the disaster of dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and it is also the beginning of a larger disaster in the future. Seven years later, the foreign explorer Stein, with the cooperation of Chinese traitors, successfully came into contact with Wang Daoshi.
And began to redeem their own money and deception, the Taoists at that time only wanted the cultural relics and ancient books to be better maintained and preserved, and urgently needed the support of money. But there is a natural vigilance towards foreigners, only limited cooperation. It was not until later, using the identity of the "foreign monk", that he began to deceive 10,000 pieces of ancient scriptures.
The biggest deceiver, Bo Xihe, was a Chinese linguist. It is also to use their special status and the psychology of protection of cultural relics and ancient books to pick away the most valuable cultural relics. In this way, the treasures of Chinese civilization were easily taken away by Western bandits. Wang Daoshi's original intention was only to preserve the scriptures and books, but he pinned his hopes on these untrusted robbers. It is also a silent sadness.
Fourth, the greed and disregard of the Qing court
It was not until the actions of the foreigners that the Qing court attached importance to the role of scriptures and ancient books. Work began to order the protection of cultural relics, but it had a counterproductive effect. Eventually the corrupt bureaucracy began its own greedy behavior. As a result, the cultural relics and classics are harvested layer by layer after process after formalities.
In the end, it was transported to the capital, and only 8757 pieces remained in the Library of the Beijing Division. Compared with tens of thousands of cultural relics, its shrinkage is too amazing. When Wang Daoshi himself was preserved alone, he was able to preserve it well despite his difficulties. And the official protection is a huge looting, which has to be said to be a great irony.
Conclusion: In fact, the greater sadness is the helplessness of the literati's destruction and the final back of the Wang Daoist, compared with the lack of scriptures, the paintings on the walls of the Mogao Caves are the most important treasures. It is only the behavior of the literati Zhang Daqian that undermines the integrity of the mural. Causing greater losses becomes the greatest regret.
The reason why Wang Daoshi became the last back-pot man was nothing more than a kind of shirking of responsibility by the literati. It is also a cover-up of the historical truth, after all, the damage of cultural treasures, this crime is too heavy. And wang Daoshi is just a humble person, insignificant. History owes him a notary, and the literati owe him an apology.