As we all know, pandas are China's national treasures and one of the symbols of the Chinese land, and they will be wildly sought after by people all over the world wherever they go. But did you know that the pandas living 85 years ago (1937) did not have such a good day, when the Chinese nation was resisting Japanese fascism, and in this year, European and Western countries such as Europe and the United States sent people to China to steal our national treasure giant pandas. Among them, the British stole 12 pandas and named them after Chinese countries, and the last three pandas that arrived in London alive were "Tang", "Song" and "Ming".
Panda "Ming"
In 1937, the British missionary Floyd Tanger Smith hired villagers in Baoxing, Sichuan Province, and captured the then 1-year-old panda "Ming", which Smith forcibly took away from his mother. At that time, in order to catch it, Smith fired several shots at the "Ming" who climbed to the tree, frightening it to fall from the tree, and then the poor little guy was first stuffed into a narrow iron cage and sent to Chengdu, then took a car to Chongqing along the Yangtze River to Shanghai, and finally took the sea to London, the capital of the United Kingdom.
Along the way, in order to reduce its ambitions, Smith locked it firmly with chains and whipped it with a leather whip, causing Ming to be in awe of him.
"Ming" and "Tang"
"Ming" locked by chains
After "Ming" and "Tang" and "Song" came to London, they soon became the wandering stars of the British Isles, attracting countless tourists every day. However, because they were often abused by the British, and because the water and soil were not satisfied with the British, they could not grow bamboo forests like Sichuan, and eventually "Tang" and "Song" died very early, and only "Ming" lived until 1944.
During this time, the breeder not only led Ming like a dog, but also often let a wolf dog bite it. First, the sharp fangs of the wolf dog can polish the natural wild and arrogant character of "Ming"; Second, the wolfhound's bite of "Ming" makes it unbearable, which can attract tourists to laugh. But this is undoubtedly painful and desperate for "Ming". After a long time, "Ming" is not willing to leave his cage again, but the breeder will forcibly pull it out every day, or release the wolf dog to bite "Ming" and force it out of the cage.
In addition, the zoo also ordered the keepers to design many programs for "Ming", many of which were unsightly in the eyes of our Chinese.
"Tang" was arrested in Baoxing County
"Ming" was forcibly dragged out by the dog
"Ming" was pulled out like a dog
But then again, the national people of that era suffered the same bullying as the national treasures, and this boiled down to the backwardness and beating of China at that time, no matter when development was the last word, only strong enough to gain the respect of others.
Although "Ming" suffered humiliation from the British, it brought unexpected effects to Britain. After the outbreak of World War II, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, was bombed by Germany, and the animals in the zoo were greatly frightened, and only "Ming" should still eat, drink, and play. Its calmness and calmness infected the British people who had suffered from war. For this purpose, the BBC specially filmed an anti-Nazi propaganda film with "Ming" as the protagonist, inspiring the Anti-Fascist struggle of the British people.
It is also this promotional film that allows "Ming" to successfully circle the British royal family, and its royal number one fan is the future Queen Elizabeth II.
The "Ming" mouth contains the British flag
The royal family watches "Ming" and the wolf dog, with the fourth from the left being the current Queen Elizabeth
In 1944, "Ming" died at London Zoo.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were not a few national treasure pandas that were stolen or officially sent out to increase friendship between allies. Although the national treasures are in a foreign country, they have all completed their tasks very well, and through their sale, they have raised many donations from overseas friends on behalf of the mainland and made indelible contributions to the great War of Resistance Against Japan on the mainland.
But at the same time, most pandas were tragic in that era, because the motherland at that time was weak and weak, so that they were wantonly stolen and trafficked. Many of these pandas died in the process of capture and transportation, and even if they survived, they were abused like "Ming" and became tools for other countries to play with at will. Today's pandas are empty alleys everywhere they go, and countries spend huge sums of money to create a comfortable environment for them, and they also transport high-quality bamboo from Sichuan and other places in China, and even directly hire professional breeders from China to take care of them. Behind all this, in addition to the high appearance of the pandas themselves, it is because there is a strong motherland that is their solid backing.