The mainland's Chang'e-6 returned at a speed of Mach 31, shocking the world!
Interestingly, all of a sudden, the countries of the world have become polite, scrambling to send back mainland cultural relics.
Argentina obediently returned 14 cultural relics, Germany also began to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find our treasures, and even the United States presented 38 cultural relics lost from the mainland.
Sure enough, sometimes civility and politeness really depend on strength to "educate"!
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Mach 31 shock
June 26, 2024, is destined to be a day that will go down in history.
Chang'e-6 successfully completed the first sample return mission on the far side of the moon in human history, and when Chang'e-6 landed safely with about 2 kilograms of lunar soil samples, the whole country rejoiced.
However, what really shocked the world was the new ballistic mode of "semi-ballistic jump return" adopted by Chang'e-6 when it returned.
This unprecedented return allowed the vehicle to reach a staggering top speed of Mach 31, which is equivalent to 10.54 kilometers per second.
This speed is far beyond any existing flying machine in humans. Even the legendary superheroes may only be able to look up in the exhaust of Chang'e-6.
Some experts pointed out that this speed means that China may have mastered some kind of "moon-to-ground precision strike capability".
While this is just speculation, it is undeniable that this technological breakthrough will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the global strategic landscape.
Just when the world was still marveling at the feat of Chang'e-6, an unexpected "chain reaction" quietly happened.
Mach 31's "Heritage Catalyst"
The day after the successful return of Chang'e-6, the Argentine government announced the return of 14 precious cultural relics, including bronze Yong bells and other national treasures from the late Spring and Autumn period.
When these artifacts were carefully removed from the boxes, everyone present felt an indescribable excitement.
At that time, the Eight-Nation Coalition could plunder Chinese cultural relics with impunity.
And today, when China's spacecraft can fly at Mach 31, those former "powers" have to bow their arrogant heads and take the initiative to return cultural relics.
The bronzes, which had been sleeping for thousands of years, finally came home.
Germany also wants to return the antiquities
Immediately afterwards, the German government also announced that it would carry out a large-scale research on the origin of cultural relics, focusing on the cultural relics looted during the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
The project began in September 2022 and is jointly carried out by the Palace Museum and seven museums in Germany.
At the beginning of the project, the German side selected 70 representative Chinese cultural relics as research samples, and later added them one after another, and the total number of cultural relics studied has increased to 86.
Among them, it is particularly noteworthy that an emperor's mausoleum is a hot sample of the emperor's mausoleum, which is the only remaining hot sample of the Chinese emperor's mausoleum in the world.
According to the museum's archives, the artifact was brought out of China by a French soldier in 1900 and resold twice before being acquired by the museum in 1929.
Germany's decision to return cultural relics to the mainland now reflects not only a reflection on history, but also a sign of respect for Chinese culture.
The actions of the United States
In fact, as early as a few months ago, the U.S. government also returned to China 38 cultural relics that had been lost overseas, mainly Tibetan Buddhist cultural relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Among them are several gilded bronze Buddha statues, which are exquisitely crafted and reflect the high level of Tibetan Buddhist art during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
There are also thangkas, painted with Buddhist stories and religious images, which provide valuable visual materials for the study of Tibetan Buddhism during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
This trend of repatriation of cultural relics is inseparable from China's growing comprehensive national strength.
The success of Chang'e-6 is undoubtedly the best proof of China's scientific and technological strength.
The return of cultural relics is not easy
However, while the recent news of the repatriation of cultural relics is encouraging, we must also be soberly aware that the recovery and repatriation of cultural relics is extremely difficult.
According to statistics, during the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance alone, at least 10 million pieces of Chinese cultural relics were looted and lost overseas.
However, the laws of many countries have strict rules on the ownership of cultural objects, and even obvious looted objects are often difficult to recover through legal means.
Some Western countries have even long regarded looted cultural relics as "legitimate property", and it will take time and patience to change this entrenched belief.
What's more, the origin and circulation process of many lost cultural relics have been difficult to verify, which has also brought great difficulties to the recovery work.
However, with the continuous improvement of China's international status, the return of cultural relics has also ushered in new opportunities.
More and more countries have begun to re-examine the issue of the return of cultural relics, and some museums have begun to take the initiative to cooperate with China to carry out research on the origin of cultural relics.
We have reason to believe that in the near future, more cultural relics that have been lost overseas will be returned to the motherland one after another.
The butterfly effect caused by Chang'e-6 is not just about the return of cultural relics
The success of Chang'e-6 has caused ripples in the international community, affecting cooperation and exchanges in various fields.
More and more countries are starting to re-examine their relationship with China and seek more in-depth cooperation opportunities.
In addition to the astonishing speed of Mach 31, the 2 kilograms of lunar soil samples brought back by Chang'e-6 also contain infinite value.
These samples will not only help scientists delve into the geological history of the Moon, but may also contain key information about the early formation of the solar system.
By analyzing the isotope ratios in lunar soil, scientists may have a more precise understanding of the age of the moon's formation.
By studying the mineral composition of lunar soil, we may discover some new minerals that are rare or non-existent on Earth.
These discoveries may have a profound impact on our understanding of the formation and evolution of the universe.
What's even more exciting is that lunar soil may also have a wide range of applications in the future.
With the continuous advancement of human lunar exploration programs, the establishment of a lunar base is no longer the imagination of science fiction.
In this process, lunar soil may become an important raw material. For example, scientists are studying how lunar soil can be used to make building materials, such as bricks or glass.
These materials can be used directly in the construction of lunar bases, greatly reducing the cost of transporting building materials from Earth.
In addition, lunar soil is rich in rare resources such as helium-3, which could play an important role in future nuclear fusion power generation.
In a sense, the success of Chang'e-6 and the return of cultural relics are the epitome of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
When Chang'e-6 pierced the sky at Mach 31, it was not only the return of a spacecraft, but also the return of a nation's self-confidence.
When those cultural relics that have been lost overseas set foot on the land of the motherland again, it is not only the return of cultural relics, but also the awakening of civilization.
The two are intertwined to compose a touching symphony of national rejuvenation.
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14 precious cultural relics were returned to China! Netizen: Welcome home.2024-06-28
【China News Network】"Research on the Traceability of China's Lost Cultural Relics during the Invasion of China by the German-Tibetan Eight-Nation Alliance" project sorted out a number of cultural relics from the Forbidden City.2024-06-21
The United States returned 38 cultural relics and artworks to China.2024-04-19