With Chu Yunqiu finding the dog head of the 12 zodiac signs, it can be said that the bronze head of the 12 zodiac signs only left the head of the sheep without the appearance of the world. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Chinese zodiac is the pride of China and one of the representatives of China, representing the most exquisite handicraft skills in China.

Chu Yunqiu looked at the dog head in his hand with a smile, eager to announce it to the whole of Huaxia.

Of the 12 bronze heads of the Chinese zodiac, three of them returned to the country from my hands, and there will be a fourth one in the future.

Chu Yunqiu fantasized for a while, and then put the head of the zodiac dog into the bag.

Although the box can still hold things, it has been soaked with water, so it can be used less, so it can be used less.

Then, Chu Yunqiu checked the boxes in front of him one by one.

The good things found are really outrageous.

This is also one of the ships that carries goods.

Taking a peek at the leopard, it can also be seen from here how many Chinese treasures and national treasures the invaders have looted.

There are so many that are lost, and even more are taken away.

"Hey, it's a pity that it's worthy of being the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", Chu Yunqiu felt a deep sense of pity for the destruction of the Old Summer Palace.

The Old Summer Palace is a large royal palace in the Qing Dynasty, adjacent to the Summer Palace, composed of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Wanchun Garden, so it is also called the Three Gardens of the Old Ming Palace.

In addition, there are many small gardens, distributed on the east, west and south sides, surrounded by stars and moons.

The area of the park is more than 340 hectares, the construction area is 200,000 square meters, and there are more than 150 scenes.

The Qing Emperor came here every midsummer to escape the summer, listen to the government, and deal with military and political affairs, so it was also called the "summer palace".

The Old Summer Palace was built in the Kangxi period, after Yongzheng ascended the throne, the original garden was expanded, and in the south of the garden, the Zhengda Guangming Hall and the Qinzheng Hall and the cabinet, the six ministries, the military aircraft department of the duty room, want to "avoid the noise and listen to the government" in the summer.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, in addition to the partial addition and reconstruction of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden was newly built in the east and merged into the Wanchun Garden in the southeast. The pattern of the Three Yuanming Gardens was basically formed.

In the Jiaqing Dynasty, the Qichun Garden was mainly repaired and expanded, making it one of the main garden places.

During the reign of Emperor Daoguang, the state affairs were declining day by day, and the financial resources were insufficient, but he would rather withdraw the furnishings of the "three mountains" of Wanshou, Xiangshan and Yuquan, and do not give up the reconstruction and decoration of the Three Gardens of the Old Ming Dynasty.

In 1860, the British and French troops sacked the Old Summer Palace, the cultural relics were looted, and the Tongzhi Emperor wanted to restore it, but due to financial difficulties, he was forced to stop and rebuild other buildings.

After the Eight-Nation Alliance, it was attacked by bandits and finally turned into a ruin.

During the Second Opium War, after the leaders of the British and French invasion of China broke into the Old Summer Palace, they immediately "coordinated with the British and French commissioners, three members each, to discuss and distribute the treasures in the garden." ”

On the same day, the commander of the French army, Montauban, sent a letter to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs: "I instruct the French commissioners to pay attention to the most valuable objects in art and archaeology." It will be presented to His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III with the very rare objects of France, and hidden in the Musée de France. ”

Commander Grant of England also immediately "sent officers to collect with all their might what was due to the British." ”

The day after the French and British invaders entered the park, they could no longer resist the allure of the objects, and the officers and soldiers rushed forward in groups to loot the gold, silver, treasures, and cultural and artistic treasures in the garden.

There are so many things to grab in the Old Summer Palace. According to a British witness, the entire French camp was covered with extraordinarily richly decorated clocks and watches, and around the soldiers' tents, silk and embroidery were everywhere.

An English second-class military officer named Helis earned the nickname "Chinese James" for his lifelong life as he plundered the Old Summer Palace.

How many treasures were looted by the British and French invaders from the Old Summer Palace can never be said because the furnishings and accounts in the garden were all looted.

However, the historical materials of the Qing Dynasty show that there were only 441 European clocks and watches of all sizes displayed and stored in the Old Summer Palace at that time, and only one large bell survived after the disaster.

After the fact, 1,197 pieces of lost items that had been stolen by the bandits and "abandoned by the invading army" were seized, and they were only 1/2 thousandth of the items in the park.

According to a communication at the time, "it is estimated that the total value of the looted and destroyed property is more than six million pounds".

In fact, a large part of the objects looted and destroyed by the British and French invading forces were priceless.

It is the common wealth of mankind.

According to British and French officers, priests, and journalists who witnessed the looting:

Officers and soldiers, English and French, in order to grab the treasure, poured into the Old Summer Palace from all directions, indulged in wanton, took and plundered, and were in a hurry.

They beat each other and even fought with each other in order to rob the treasure.

Because there were so many treasures in the garden, they didn't know what to do for a while, some moved the cloisonné porcelain vase, some coveted embroidered robes, some chose high-end leather coats, and some went to get the wall clock inlaid with pearls and jade.

Some carry large pockets filled with all kinds of treasures. Some put gold bars and gold leaves in the wide pockets of their coats; Some were wrapped in brocade silk on their halfs; Some hats are filled with jewels such as ruby sapphires, pearls, and crystal stones; Some have jade collars around their necks.

In one chamber, there was a mountain of fine silk, said to be enough for half of the inhabitants of Beijing, and it was carried away by soldiers in large carts.

- An English officer snatched a golden Buddha statue from a temple with five hundred statues of gods, worth one thousand and two pounds.

A French officer looted six hundred thousand francs worth of property.

The son of the French commander-in-chief, Mentopia, plundered treasure worth 300,000 francs, which filled several carriages.

A second-class officer of the British army named Helis stole two golden stupas from the garden at one time, one seven feet high, one six .4 feet high, and a large number of other treasures, and found seven strong men to carry them back to the barracks for him.

In addition to looting, the invaders have trampled on countless things.

Several houses were full of satin clothing, and clothes were dragged out of boxes and thrown to the ground, and people walked into them almost to their knees.

The sappers, armed with large axes, smashed all the furniture and removed the gems from the top. Some smashed large mirrors, others ferociously shot at the menorah for fun.

Most of the French soldiers used sticks in their hands to mash everything that could not be taken away.

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Among these harvests that Chu Yunqiu found, there were three golden-bodied Buddha statues and a box of clocks.

There is a box of gemstones and jade.

In addition to this, there are dozens of treasures, many national treasures.

There are porcelain, copperware, jade, and a lot of silk silk, but unfortunately, because the waterproofing work was not done, all the silk silk was destroyed.

After soaking in water for a long time, some of them are rotten. (To be continued.) )