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"I'll have it soon!"

When David heard this, he was a little vigilant and said, "We won't change this!" It is the treasure of the Chinese Pavilion and the Town Pavilion. ”

Wu Tianyuan laughed and said: "Dear Curator David, many people have told me this sentence, such as Mr. Henry of the Louvre, and the result is ......."

Wu Tianyuan didn't entangle this issue with David anymore, and when the chips were enough in the future, he would naturally be able to invite the Buddha statue back to China, and the two of them began to visit again.

"You see that there are dozens of square meters of murals on the central wall, and the three Bodhisattvas on the painting are flying in skirts, with kind faces, dignified images, plump bodies, and different appearances. The whole painting has smooth lines and a delicate style. Despite its age, you can still see the brilliant colors of the time. ”

The reason why David took Wu Tianyuan to visit was to show the profound strength of the British Museum and prepare for future cooperation and even negotiations.

Wu Tianyuan looked sadly at the mural that was clearly cut into 12 pieces, it came from the Qingliang Temple in Xingtang County, Hebei Province, which was built in the Jin Dading period and was once the largest temple under Wutai Mountain. The murals of the three bodhisattvas were made by the monks of a temple in Wutai Mountain, which were first painted in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, and were painted in the orthodox years of the Ming Dynasty in the later period, and went through more than 40 years before and after.

At that time, the Qingliang Temple was large-scale, and there were murals in the major halls, and its figure paintings were delicate and lifelike. Its landscape paintings are majestic and magnificent, with a sense of immersion at a glance, and the Three Bodhisattvas are the main paintings painted on the north wall of the apse.

In the autumn and winter of 1926, the British, in collusion with the county government at the time, bought the murals of the Three Bodhisattvas. Later, during the Japanese invasion of China, after several wars, Qingliang Temple was destroyed to the ground, and all the remaining murals were destroyed.

"It is understandable to say that foreigners loot cultural relics during war, and some people even say that they are protecting the wealth of all mankind!"

Wu Tianyuan saw so many treasures today, and sighed in his heart, this statement is not unreasonable, if these three paintings were not here, it is estimated that they would have been destroyed in the war by now, and none of them survived!

"Song Dynasty cut flower porcelain pillow, this is the only one in the Song pillow with the chronological style, the pillow engraved "family and country Yong'an" four words, the right engraved "Yuan Benye Di Zhao family pillow Yongji" nine words, the left engraved "Xining four years March 19 book" and other words. ”

The bell was taken away by the British after the capture of the Dagukou Fort on June 17, 1900, and the British soldier Orlando brought it back to England as a trophy. The bell is 80 centimeters high and 60 centimeters in diameter, and it is cast with the words "Dagu Casting", "Haikou Dagu", "Wind and Rain", "Guotai Min'an" and so on. ”

"Yuan Dynasty mandarin fish pattern blue and white porcelain plate!"

"Blue and white porcelain Sanskrit bowl of the official kiln during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Ming Caitao Hell Reward Good Judge, the good roster in his hand is only a thin one, and the craftsmanship is superb!"

Along the way, David introduced all kinds of treasures, and Wu Tianyuan became more and more surprised, this is just the surface, I heard the black fox say that there are three secret rooms in the museum. Edward, Jocson, and finally the secret Victorian Vault!

"The Tang Dynasty facsimile of the female history painting by Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! It is the earliest surviving Chinese silk painting, and one of the earliest professional painters in China, which was looted to Britain when the British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace. It is worth mentioning that in 1903 the British Museum only paid £25 to acquire this rare treasure. ”

David unabashedly flaunts this national treasure, a sense of protecting the wealth of mankind. Wu Tianyuan did not refute this, the battle of words was meaningless, it was a weak country with no diplomacy back then, and now Lao Tzu is sitting in the village, and the game starts again!

After visiting the Chinese Pavilion, the two of them came to the Egyptian Pavilion next door, as one of the four ancient countries, Egypt has a long culture and many cultural relics, so it has naturally become the focus of the invaders.

"This is the Book of the Dead?"

Seeing Wu Tianyuan's curious look, David smiled and said, "Yanni's Book of the Dead, this is a painting drawn on papyrus 3,200 years ago. Arni is a real person, he was from the Nineteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom. The painting, which was placed as a funerary object in Arni's tomb, is 24 meters long and devotes 60 chapters to the incantations and covenants that the deceased will need to attain eternal life in the afterlife. ”

The Book of the Dead is a book that was placed in the tombs and sarcophagi of ancient Egyptian emperors for the "dead" to read after their deaths, and is one of the most famous documents and earliest literary works left by mankind.

The content is mostly an ode to the gods and a spell to the devil, but it also preserves a rich and vivid collection of ancient Egyptian myths and folk songs. Most of the surviving books of the dead have been excavated from pyramids and ancient tombs.

One of the most famous incantations in the entire Book of the Dead states that after death a person will be judged before the god of Hades, Osiris, who must carefully deny all possible sins and name each of the 42 judges of Hades. In this way, they can be acquitted and enter the realm of eternal life.

"Isn't this the same as our Yama Palace? It is also the dead who have to go through the approval of the ten halls of Yama, and finally go to the eighteenth layer of hell. ”

Wu Tianyuan secretly thought to himself that religion is common in the end, guiding people to goodness, karma, and allowing people to get peace of mind.

"The Rosetta Stone, made in 196 BC, inscribes the edict of King Ptolemy V of ancient Egypt on his accession to the throne. The inscription of the stele in Greek, Egyptian and popular scripts of the time gives our archaeologists the opportunity to decipher the meaning and structure of Egyptian hieroglyphs, which have been lost for more than a thousand years, and is an important milestone in the study of ancient Egyptian history today. ”

"It is one of our three great treasures of Great Britain, and any exhibitions outside of the country are restricted!"

Wu Tianyuan suddenly discovered that the British were very interested in Egyptian culture, except for the Chinese Pavilion, even if the Egyptian Pavilion was luxurious. Even Egypt, the three national treasures, accounts for two, which is worth paying attention to.

"The Parthenon, the temple of the Greek goddess Athena. It is the most important building of classical Greece that has been preserved. Classical Greece is generally considered to be the heyday of the development of the Doric column. Its decorative carvings are considered to be one of the highlights of Greek art. ”

"The Three Goddesses of Fate, a sculpture depicting Atropos, Croto and Lachesis from Greek mythology, originally located on the east pediment of the Parthenon, although the heads have been damaged, still vividly illustrates the artistic level of the classical Greek carving art, which is breathtaking."

"The Tetlan vase, Roman gemstone glassware, an ancient Roman vase with a white pattern on dark blue glass, is the finest in existence. In 1845, a drunken man threw a sculpture at a Portland vase, and both the sculpture and the vase shattered at the same time. It shattered into more than 200 pieces. The restoration work was very difficult, and some of the missing pieces were later found and needed to be replaced, and then a new round of restoration work began. Finally, the vase was repaired for the last time in 1989, more than 100 years after it was broken, but small cracks are still visible. ”

Under the leadership of David, Wu Tianyuan walked around for more than an hour to visit the important collections, and the two officially sat down and began to negotiate.

"The treasure you brought this time has been confirmed to be King John's treasure, and we have already heard of your rules, this is a list that can be exchanged."

David smiled: "Please believe in our sincerity, as the hot treasure hunter of the museum, we at the British Museum very much hope to maintain a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with our dear Wu!" You also have a museum, know the difficulties involved, and have treasures in the future despite contacting me. ”

Wu Tianyuan took the business card and the list, the first one must be Jiuding's beast-faced Fang Zun, and after reading the others, David's sincerity is still there, and they are all treasures before the Ming Dynasty. But now he has a lot of them in his hands, and after the Song Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty, each of which is a treasure of all mankind, and the number is scarce.

"Huh? This is a Dunhuang mural! (To be continued.) )