Beijing News (reporter Zhang Tong Wu Rongkui) today (October 31), Jinan Tianqiao District Culture and Tourism Bureau responded to the "Zhang Yanghao tombstone was maliciously destroyed" said that the damage is two Ming Dynasty inscriptions, maliciously smeared oil paint can be washed off, but the place that was chiseled can not be repaired, the person who destroyed the inscription has not yet been found, the next step will be to use tempered glass to install protective devices on the relevant inscriptions.
"The first batch of key cultural relics in Jinan" was changed to "the seventh batch of key cultural relics in Jinan". Netizen Meng Qingquan provided a picture
Netizens reported that Zhang Yanghao's tombstone in the Ming Dynasty was maliciously damaged
"Meng Qingquan", a netizen certified as an ink painter on Weibo, recently posted that the inscription of Zhang Yanghao's tomb in Wenzhongyuan was maliciously painted. The pictures released show that the words on Zhang Yanghao's memorial stele were maliciously chiseled, "the first batch of key cultural relics in Jinan" was changed to "the seventh batch of key cultural relics in Jinan", and some people used green, black and red watercolors to "graffiti" on it.
Public information shows that Zhang Yanghao was a famous Yuanqu artist in the Yuan Dynasty, who once wrote "Hillside Sheep Tong Cares for The Ancients", and the famous sentence "Xing, the people suffer; death, the people suffer" came from his pen, and his tomb was also listed by Shandong Province as the second batch of cultural relics protection units in the province.
Meng Qingquan, the whistleblower, told the Beijing News reporter that he went to play near Wenzhongyuan last Sunday, because he usually did calligraphy seal carving, he deliberately went to see Zhang Yanghao's tombstone inscription, and saw that several Ming Dynasty inscriptions were maliciously damaged, "Very shocked, many words have been maliciously smashed with iron chisels and hammers, and a lot of paint has been splashed, which is a pity." ”
Meng Qingquan believes that there are many inscriptions in Wenzhong Garden, which are very well preserved, the handwriting is clear, and the historical value, including calligraphy, is very high and should be protected immediately.
The Ming Dynasty inscriptions on the east and west sides of Zhang Yanghao's main tombstone were maliciously destroyed. Netizen Meng Qingquan provided a picture
Local Bureau of Culture and Tourism: The part that was chiseled cannot be repaired
Today (October 31) morning, Jinan Tianqiao District Culture and Tourism Bureau relevant person in charge to the Beijing News reporter introduced, Wenzhong Park has a total of four tombstones, in addition to Zhang Yanghao's main tombstone, in its east, west and south there is also a tombstone, this time destroyed is the Ming Dynasty inscription on the east and west sides, because the location of the incident is not monitored, it is impossible to determine who is the person who specifically destroyed the tombstone. Yesterday (October 30), the Cultural and Tourism Bureau has entrusted the relevant technical units to visit the scene and formulate the next step of protection plan.
"The oil paints inscribed on the stele can be washed off, but the places that have been chiseled cannot be repaired." The above-mentioned person in charge said that Zhang Yanghao's tombstone belongs to the second batch of cultural relics protection units in Shandong Province, and they can only initially formulate a restoration and protection plan, and then report it to the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Culture and Tourism, apply for patrol and care subsidy funds, and hire amateur cultural security personnel to strengthen care.
"We are actively coordinating to see if we can clean this inscription first, and then directly protect it with tempered glass on the outside of the inscription," said the person in charge, who said that they would apply for funds for amateur security personnel, and would also supervise the supervision of cultural security units in the future.
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