"Cultural relics are the best testimony to history." Indeed, the study of history has always required a certain amount of historical data as a support, and historical relics are actually the best testimony to the past. With the excavation of more and more cultural relics, various historical truths in the history of the mainland have gradually surfaced.
There are also many historical relics that were very unfamiliar to people at the beginning, and gradually unveiled the real veil with the development of the times.
Among them, the Yuanmingyuan is a historical site of China that we are all familiar with, and it is a testimony to our Chinese cultural treasures. And 150 years after the destruction of the Yuanmingyuan, when experts and scholars were preparing to restore it, they unexpectedly found more than 50,000 cultural relics. So what are these 50,000 artifacts? What kind of history is the witness in this?
The history of the Old Summer Palace
If you want to understand the historical relics in the Yuanmingyuan, in fact, you still need to introduce it in detail from the historical background of the Yuanmingyuan.
In fact, when it comes to the Yuanmingyuan, Presumably every Chinese is familiar with it, but what kind of story does the Yuanmingyuan have? In fact, many people still can't say it.
The Yuanmingyuan was built during the Kangxi Dynasty, and at first it was only used to give the residence of the four princes at that time, but later over time, the role of the Yuanmingyuan also changed to a certain extent.
The construction time of the Yuanmingyuan is very long, although it was built from the Kangxi period, and the Kangxi Emperor also put forward many of his own ideas and requirements, but until the death of the Kangxi Emperor, in fact, the Yuanmingyuan was not completed, and he did not see the final appearance of the Yuanmingyuan until his death.
Later, Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the Yuanmingyuan continued to be built, and in the end, after the successful construction of the Yuanmingyuan, there were hundreds of pavilions and many cultural relics, which can be said to have become a veritable summer sanctuary for the royal cooling, and became a place for the leisure and entertainment of the royal family. At the same time, not only that, the emperor will also go to the Yuanmingyuan to discuss political events, so the Yuanmingyuan at this time can be said to be a collection of functions and one, and it is a very important manor.
Not only that, the Yuanmingyuan not only has a lot of treasures, but also the architectural style is unique, its architectural style is different from the style of the imperial palace, although it is also very gorgeous, but it concentrates on the two architectural styles of China and the West, it can be said that there are some modern colors in it, so the Yuanmingyuan is also very important in the history of Chinese architecture. Later, with the development of the times, the continuous optimization of the Yuanmingyuan can be said to be a rich stroke in the history of mainland architecture.
The destruction of the Old Summer Palace
It can be seen that the Yuanmingyuan was deeply loved by the royal family at that time, and it is also a precious historical treasure and historical material for future generations, which can be said to be of extraordinary significance. However, the Yuanmingyuan, a treasure of Chinese culture, was thus destroyed by the great powers.
The time goes back to 1860, when the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China and the Anglo-French army invaded the city of Beijing, at which time they burned and looted in the imperial palace and plundered Chinese treasures. Because of the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, they were powerless to fight back in the face of imperialist oppression, so they had to let our treasures be destroyed.
At this time, the British and French allies saw our Yuanmingyuan, and we must know that there are many treasures in the Yuanmingyuan, and at this time, seeing the Yuanmingyuan, these powers also moved the hearts of thieves and wanted to take these treasures for themselves. However, the architectural style in the Yuanmingyuan is ingenious and very beautiful, these buildings are something they can't move away, and there are too many treasures for them to be able to sweep away, so at this time, the vicious powers chose not to do anything and burned the entire Yuanmingyuan.
Thus, in this way, the treasure of our Chinese civilization was ruthlessly destroyed by foreign enemies. Only the wreckage was left. Because the Yuanmingyuan occupies a large area, it is very difficult to repair it again, so it can only protect the wreckage, and it is difficult to rehabilitate.
More than 50,000 cultural relics in the Yuanmingyuan
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the advancement of science and technology, the repair of the Yuanmingyuan was put on the agenda. Many experts and scholars have begun to try to restore our Old Summer Palace.
And all efforts will not be in vain, this repair still has a certain effect and effectiveness.
In 2010, it was 150 years since the Yuanmingyuan was destroyed, and the restoration of the Yuanmingyuan at this time has actually been slightly effective. At this time, a lot of cultural relics were also found. These cultural relics also witnessed the grandeur and greatness of the Yuanmingyuan at that time.
Although at the beginning, some ceramic fragments and other cultural relics were found in the Yuanmingyuan, but with the development of the times, more than 50,000 cultural relics were found under the restoration of scholars. These discoveries are undoubtedly important achievements in the history of cultural relics. It also helps us to restore the original appearance of the Yuanmingyuan, and at the same time, it is also an important witness to the development of mainland culture and history, and it is a treasure of our culture.
In this way, under the continuous restoration, more and more cultural relics have been unearthed, and many parts of the buildings of the Yuanmingyuan have been improved and protected, and people can feel the exquisite and exquisite ancient architecture of the mainland more and more, it can be said that the restoration of the Yuanmingyuan is both a progress in the history of cultural relics and a leap in the history of architecture. It can make us appreciate the subtlety of mainland culture and the architectural wisdom of the ancients in more detail.
However, even if it has been repaired, there are still many parts that have been destroyed by fire that are difficult to recover. The crimes of the great powers will not be erased with the development of the times, and whenever we see the Yuanmingyuan, we will always think of our losses at that time and the regrets and hatred left to us by that humiliating history.
epilogue
"Burning the Yuanmingyuan" is a humiliating history that each of us knows. In the face of this history, we must never forget. Although the Yuanmingyuan has been repaired now, our losses are still heavy, not only material losses, but also cultural and historical losses, so for us, this loss is difficult to make up.
With the development of the times, whenever we see the current crippled Yuanmingyuan, we should remind us that there are countless ancestors in history who have made the efforts of today's peace, so we must cherish peace, cherish the current beautiful life, and further strive for a better future.
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