Cai Mingchao photographed 270 million animals, which was controversial afterwards. Should we buy back national treasures at a high price?

Sincerely call for guests from all corners of the country, and the credibility comes from the letter. China has regarded honesty as extremely important since ancient times. Honesty is the treasure of the country, the foundation of the people and the knot of the world. China people pay more attention to honesty, but they despise breach of contract. But I didn't expect the famous Cai Mingchao to default. He owed 270 million yuan. What the hell is going on here?

Previous life of Chinese zodiac

On February 26th, 2009, the head of the rat and rabbit in Yuanmingyuan was auctioned abroad, and it was finally sold at a high price of 270 million yuan, which attracted a lot of comments. One is because of the historical origin of pika's animal head, and the other is because of the mystery of the animal head patting its owner. At that time, the mysterious auctioneer was not at the auction site, but conducted the auction by telephone.

Twelve animal heads

The mouse head and the rabbit head are two of the twelve animal heads in China Yuanmingyuan. They are the products of Qianlong period, belonging to China's cultural relics, and can be regarded as national treasures.

The Chinese zodiac is designed and manufactured according to the Chinese zodiac in China. It was designed by Italian Lang Shining, a western court painter, and made by court craftsmen in China. Its production technology is exquisite, all carved by China craftsmen with one hammer and one chisel. It is the crystallization of national wisdom and the painstaking efforts of China craftsmen.

Yuanmingyuan is a large-scale royal garden in the Qing Dynasty, which is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The scale of the building is grand, the architectural landscape is exquisite and magnificent, and there are thousands of rare treasures. Yuanmingyuan is composed of three gardens with different scenery and unique architecture, and is known as the "Circle of Three Gardens".

Old Summer Palace

Yuanmingyuan is not only a model of architecture, but also its rich collection amazes the world. Every garden has exquisite bronze porcelain, gold and silver jewelry and celebrity calligraphy and painting.

Because it was a royal garden, all the most precious things in China were collected here. It was the largest museum in China at that time. At the same time, it is known as "the model of all gardening arts". French writer victor hugo praised Yuanmingyuan as a "model of ideal and art".

1860 10 10 On October 6th, an unprecedented robbery was staged in Yuanmingyuan. The British and French allied forces did whatever they wanted and looted the treasures of Yuanmingyuan. They even set fire to large items and building groups that could not be taken away. As a result, Yuanmingyuan, a model of ideal and art, was destroyed. At this time, the twelve animal heads were also defeated by the great powers.

Mysterious photographer Cai Mingchao

Unexpectedly, when the animal head appeared in front of the world again, it actually appeared in the form of auction. Because it is a treasure lost in China and a cultural relic plundered by the British and French allied forces, it cannot be auctioned according to international law and should be returned to China. However, despite these, some countries still hold public auctions.

Later, the horse's head, the cow's head, the monkey's head and the tiger's head all appeared in the auction. Some patriots are willing to pay a high price to shoot these animal heads and let them return to the embrace of the motherland.

On February 26th, 2009, the head of the pika appeared in the auction again. But this is a little different. The mysterious photographer never appeared again. Later, I learned that the winning bidder was Cai Mingchao, a collector. What is even more surprising is that Cai Mingchao refused to pay.

Cai Mingchao's behavior also caused an uproar. Netizens quickly divided into two camps, and some people supported someone to vomit, which caused great controversy.

Rat head and rabbit head

How arrogant it is to steal secretly.

There is no doubt that the Chinese Zodiac is the cultural heritage of China. When these animal heads appeared in the auction, they attracted the attention of the world and even aroused the dissatisfaction and anger of Chinese people.

British and French forces invaded China and looted and burned Yuanmingyuan, which was an open robbery. Today's auction of animal heads looted from China is a big deal. The humiliation of being violated is still fresh in my memory. How can I endure the humiliation of being deprived?

In the face of such an auction, China first raised objections, and patriots and China lawyers joined hands to take the international legal route to stop the auction. But without success, the auctioneer didn't take China people's demands seriously at all.

Public auction of animal heads

In a sense, the auction of animal heads is tantamount to a second snatch. China's own cultural relics, the result depends on money to buy back China, what is this? If China paid a high price to buy back China, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that the animal head belongs to another country? Therefore, China will not participate in this auction in any case, which is a sign of national integrity.

In the previous auction of animal heads, some patriots bought them back at high prices in their own names. In several auctions, we can find that the auction price of animal heads is rising, and the price is higher every time. Maybe those foreign auctioneers just took a fancy to the patriotic feelings of some China patriots.

It is certainly a good thing for the animal head to return to the motherland, but we should also consider the way for the animal head to return to China. The high purchase price undoubtedly contributed to the robbery in the auction country. It's ridiculous to sell China's cultural relics to China at a high price.

Cai Mingchao also said in a later visit that he would not pay for it, because it was originally a cultural relic of China. He did it to stop the auction. You can ignore China's demands and international law. Why can't Cai Mingchao make a joke about this auction?

We should say no to this shameless act of stealing from others. The country also appeals to everyone to treat the zodiac rationally. It is an iron fact that cultural relics belong to China. The countries that plundered them should return these animal heads in accordance with international law.

The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future

To a certain extent, these animal heads are also of great significance to us in China. These animal heads that have not all returned remind us to remember that humiliating history.

During the Qing dynasty, the country closed its doors to the outside world, and the communication with the outside world decreased day by day. Standing still will only be left far behind. Because it lags behind other countries, it will only be beaten. Invading again and again, plundering again and again, and paying compensation again and again, wrote down the tragic situation of backwardness.

Later, the people of China rose up, drove away foreign powers and defended their homeland. The establishment of the new China made the people of China proud. But when New China was just founded, the national conditions were very difficult. No matter in economy or science and technology, China lagged behind western countries at that time, so some countries ignored China's request and forcibly auctioned animal heads.

Facts have proved that only strength is the last word. China has gradually developed through a series of reforms such as reform and opening up. Emphasizing that science and technology are the primary productive forces and attaching importance to talents has made the development of science and technology in China advance by leaps and bounds.

With the development of comprehensive national strength, China's international status is constantly improving. It plays an increasingly important role in international affairs and exchanges. China has more international voice than before.

Don't forget the lessons of the past! Only by remembering history can we always be alert, go further and further, and become stronger and stronger!