introduction:
There are many rare treasures and precious jewelry in ancient times, and in the works of many literati, there have been descriptions of jewelry, such as Wei Yingwu wrote in the "Yong Shui Jing":
The reflection follows the color, and there is no surface. Holding toward the bright moon, the sorrow turned into water.
Wei Yingwu describes the crystal clarity of crystal for us, and poets often like to express their love for life by describing jewelry.
If you talk about the ancient buildings of the mainland
"The Pearl"
, of course, is the garden of ten thousand gardens
Old Summer Palace
。 The architectural structure of the Yuanmingyuan is unparalleled in the history of the world's gardens, and the Yuanmingyuan is also known as the world
"A bright pearl"
。
However, the Yuanmingyuan was looted when the Western powers invaded China, and some of the precious cultural relics that could not be taken away were also burned by a fire.
Old Summer Palace
Although the Yuanmingyuan was damaged by the great powers, our country has always wanted to restore the Yuanmingyuan. After a period of turmoil, straight
By 1996,
We only had the time and energy to restore the Old Summer Palace. however
The Yuanmingyuan has suffered devastating damage, and even with the continuous improvement of science and technology, it is still a major problem to restore the Yuanmingyuan.
meanwhile
150 years after the destruction of the Yuanmingyuan, when experts were preparing to restore it, they unexpectedly harvested more than 50,000 cultural relics
150 years after the destruction of the Yuanmingyuan, experts unexpectedly harvested more than 50,000 cultural relics
The destruction of the Yuanmingyuan goes back to the past
1860 AD
At that time, the Western powers joined forces to invade China,
They not only looted the treasures of the Yuanmingyuan, but also burned the Yuanmingyuan with a large fire, and the raging fire burned for three days before the rare treasures in the Yuanmingyuan were burned out.
The Yuanmingyuan incident also dealt us a heavy blow, and our precious pearl was destroyed by the great powers. To this day, whenever I think about it, it still makes people feel very sorry.
The archaeological site of the Old Summer Palace
With the founding of New China, all aspects of the country gradually improved, and the mainland also had the energy to restore the Yuanmingyuan
。 In 1996,
We want to use advanced technology to repair what was once destroyed
"The Pearl"
。 How easy it is to restore the treasure, the Yuanmingyuan can no longer be restored to its original state, but during this period, experts accidentally harvested more than 50,000 cultural relics under the remains of the Yuanmingyuan.
The archaeological site of the Old Summer Palace
At that time, the Western powers tried their best to take away and burn the precious cultural relics in the Yuanmingyuan, so why did so many cultures remain?
Experts give answers to this
: The Yuanmingyuan building is a unique building in the world, when Britain and France burned it for three days before the Yuanmingyuan was burned down.
At the same time, there are still many precious treasures in the Yuanmingyuan that have not been destroyed.
Some artifacts accidentally fall into the water and are thus preserved.
It wasn't until we restored the Old Summer Palace again in 1996 that these precious properties came to light
There are many artifacts that have survived to be well preserved and are an important discovery for us.
Don't forget the original intention, cultural relics witness history
Among so many precious artifacts, we find a statue called
Bronze statue of a national treasure-level cultural relic
。 Regrettably, when the bronze statue was unearthed, only the head was left, which experts named
"Gilded bronze elephant head"
。 The gilded bronze elephant head is the most complete cultural relics we have found in the entire Yuanmingyuan cultural relics.
Now it has been put in the museum and treasured. at
When the Yuanmingyuan was restored, the 50,000 cultural relics found will provide us with profound significance for understanding history, and these precious cultural relics bear witness to our glorious history.
Gilded bronze elephant head
The Tang Dynasty poet Xue Tao once wrote in "Ten Departures from Poetry and Pearls Leaving the Palm": "Jiaojie Yuanming is clear inside and outside, and the clear light is like shining on the Crystal Palace." The poem depicts the purity and brightness of pearls.
In our long history,
Not only is there a humanistic history, but there are also many precious cultural relics that have been handed down, and these cultural relics represent a period of history.
When people study history now,
Not only based on ancient books and literati poems, but also on these ancient artifacts.
According to the shape of ancient cultural relics, it is possible to determine the productivity of the society at that time and the prosperity of society, and to use this to deduce the ability of a monarch to rule. Cultural relics bear witness to history, and behind each seemingly cold cultural relic has its own profound connotation.
Zodiac head
Whenever some precious cultural relics are unearthed, they will tell us a story. Today, there are still many cultural relics belonging to China overseas, such as precious ones
"Zodiac Beast Head"
Just after the great powers invaded China, they were swept overseas. The loss and destruction of these cultural relics has caused us indelible losses, and many people now hope that the Old Summer Palace can be restored. But on the technical level, it is no longer possible to restore the Yuanmingyuan, and the Yuanmingyuan that cannot be repaired will also become our precious history.
Old Summer Palace
History should not be forgotten, and the whistle of September 18 every year reminds us:
Although people's lives are getting better and better now, the history of the past is still there.
Today's motherland brings us a full sense of security,
"Democracy and Prosperity"
This makes us feel a deep sense of national pride when facing foreigners.
"Don't forget history, don't forget your original heart" is
The motivation for us to go down, in addition to remembering history, we should also open our hearts to meet a better future.
Resources:
Wei Yingwu 《咏水精》
Xue Tao, "Ten Departure Poems, Pearls Away from the Palm"