000070 Paris Tong Pavilion with Chinese characteristics

After taking the train to Paris, making up for the only unscanned southeast corner of the British Isles, and entering France through the Anglo-French Undersea Tunnel, Xiao Yifei can determine that if the sensing range is 100 kilometers without error, then Isis Space is definitely not in the UK.

In Paris, Xiao Yifei also stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, which is located on George 5 Street, less than 300 meters from our embassy.

The search in France is different from that in England, where it takes a total of 5 days, while in France it takes at least 10 days to sweep it down. He also remembered the robbery between Wang Nan and Shirley at the beginning, and this time he had a gun on him, in case of a robbery, or the current owner of Isis Space, he was likely to use this thing, so Xiao Yifei needed to find a lawyer for himself during his time in law.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yifei called and summoned the old Ahussein who drove a Mercedes-Benz AMG taxi he met at the beginning. This time, Xiao Yifei's French has been much smoother, which is the result of recent efforts.

Xiao Yifei finally asked the question he had been puzzled about for a long time, that is, whether it was cost-effective to drive such an expensive taxi, but could only charge the same price as an ordinary taxi.

Regarding the question that Xiao Yifei said, Hussein has his own understanding,

"If I commute to work twice a day, I might be able to tolerate a bad car, but you know, it's my profession, I drive eight hours a day, and if I spend eight hours a day in a car that I don't like, it's too uncomfortable for me, so I'd rather make less money and enjoy life."

There seems to be some truth in what he said, and according to Xiao Yifei's observation, private cars in Paris are not as high-end as taxis. There are a lot of small cars in private cars, and there are a lot of Samrts that he is familiar with, and there are also many small Fiat 500, BMW mini, and Toyota IQ, and most of the cars running on the street are hatchbacks.

After crossing the Champs-Élysées and then crossing the Boulevard Haussmann, Xiao Yifei knew that he would go east along the Haussmann Avenue to the shopping area of Galeries Lafayette and other shopping areas where William had told him to pay serious attention to thieves. When I think of the original scene, it seems to be a long time ago, but in fact, it has only been half a year. This time when I went to Germany, I must have a few drinks with William, and by the way, I invited him to the Monterena Winery to have fun.

After a short drive, the Mercedes turns onto a side road, which is Courcelles Street. When waiting for the traffic light, Xiao Yifei actually saw a building with Chinese characteristics. The cornices, the head of the beast, and the exterior wall of the entire 5-storey building are all vermilion with Chinese characteristics.

This is the safe 8th area, and with the guns and bullets in the space as a reliance, Xiao Yifei decided to go and see what happened.

"Parking. I'm down here. ”

"It's still 90 meters away."

You know you use gPs, you don't need to be so precise.

"I'll go down here."

"Well, you see, that place is where you're going."

Hussein kindly pointed him in the right direction.

Approaching this vermilion house, Xiao Yifei was sure that this was indeed a Chinese-style building, whether it was the gate, the windows, or even the railings and columns, they were all in Chinese style, and it was an authentic Chinese style, not the kind of four dislikes.

Unfortunately, the gate is locked, and it still looks a little shabby. Xiao Yifei took a few photos of the sign at the door, which read "PagodaParis", a Paris pagoda? What does it mean? It doesn't look like a tower, it doesn't look like a temple. And "c.T. Loo" doesn't know what it is, so he decides to go back and do some research.

Reluctantly leaving the Chinese-style building, Xiao Yifei walked west. Next door is KPmg (KPMG) and beyond that is his destination, Grange & Fedos.

This firm was introduced by Justin, Xiao Yifei used to cooperate well with Justin, and this time he needed a lawyer in France, so he asked Justin to introduce a reliable French lawyer to him, and agreed that Xiao Yifei would continue to hire him as a lawyer in Germany. Justin introduced his classmate Grange to Xiao Yifei.

As soon as the contract was signed, Grange became his lawyer. After a few words of gossip, Xiao Yifei was anxious to go back to check the information, and left the law firm.

After checking the information, Xiao Yifei discovered the extraordinaryness of this building.

The name of this building is "Pagoda_Paris", which Chinese translated as "Paris Red Mansion" or "Paris Tong Court".

Speaking of Paris Tong Pavilion, I have to say that a person who doesn't know how to evaluate it, the Chinese antique dealer Lu Qinzhai, that is, the "c.T.loo" on the door number.

It was through him that countless Chinese cultural relics flowed overseas, the most famous of which were the "Sa Lu Zi" and "Fist Hair" in the Six Horses of Zhaoling. Sold to the University of Pennsylvania Museum for $125,000. Now although these two horses have been asked by the Chinese government many times, they have not succeeded, and the six horses of Zhaoling of Tang Taizong are on their own side, which makes the people sigh. There is also a theory that about half of the Chinese antiques that currently exist overseas are sold by him.

Lu Qinzhai smuggled and sold countless statues, stone carvings, bronzes, and jades before the Ming Dynasty throughout his life, a large number of which came from the stolen tombs of the emperors of previous dynasties. The huge mural of the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the Metropolitan China Hall has made countless people marvel, "Such a huge can be shipped out of the country!" ”

It can be said that Lu Qinzhai has caused immeasurable losses to Chinese culture, archaeology, cultural relics identification, etc.!

His self-justification for this accusation was:

"I hope that my accusers will understand that the artifacts I export are bought from the market through competitive bidding with others; I am particularly pleased that the cultural relics I have traveled overseas are now well preserved. ”

This means that the artifacts I sell are all bought in the market. What he meant was that even without him, these things would be sold to foreigners by others.

It is difficult to evaluate him because Lu Qinzhai is the enlightener and teacher of Western Chinese antiques, and it is he who allows European and American collectors to learn to appreciate Chinese tomb relics: tomb carvings, bronzes, burial ancient jade, terracotta figurines, Buddha statues, etc.

Foreigners speak highly of him, "He allows the West to discover real Chinese art".

In addition, he runs a Chinese restaurant, "Wanhualou Hotel", which provides free lunch to Chinese students every day. He also appeared in front of the public as the "God of Wealth Bodhisattva", a patron of important donations to cultural undertakings and a philanthropist, and always seemed willing to respond to the difficulties of the Chinese people. For example, the great writer Lin Yutang invented the "bright Chinese typewriter" and got his sponsorship.

(These examples are detailed in the Huzhou Daily article, "He Lets the West Discover True Chinese Art.") )

(Another one who said that it was not good to evaluate him was Xiao Yifei's own opinion, just think about the experience of the archway of the dignified Qinghua University being smashed.) )

The Tong Pavilion in Paris is the only building with Chinese characteristics that he built in 1925. You know, the construction of Paris has always had a unified plan, a unified style, and it has been like this until now, which can be seen from the few new high-rise buildings in the old city of Paris. It is conceivable that when this Chinese-style Paris Tong Pavilion was built, Lu Qinzhai must have been bloody.

However, this Paris Tong Pavilion, because of the poor management of later generations, has been sold since 2006, and has not yet found a buyer.

Xiao Yifei carefully searched for all the news of this building, and finally, he found the reason why Paris Tong Pavilion could not be sold.

It is precisely because of the distinctive Chinese style of the Tong Pavilion in Paris and its uniqueness in the whole of Paris that part of its first, second, fifth floors and the first basement have been declared a cultural heritage by the City of Paris, and neither they nor the future owners have the right to modify the Chinese style in the Tong Pavilion at will, nor can they use it for other purposes.

That is, the new buyer is actually spending 5 floors of money and buying 2 floors. No wonder it's so hard to find a buyer. You know, Paris is famous for its high prices, and this house is not small, which is a lot of money. Surely buyers are reluctant to buy a building that cannot be renovated.

Xiao Yifei is now very sensitive to Chinese characteristics, and the Monterena winery has a covered bridge and pavilion with Chinese characteristics, so he chose it and bought it. And also bought the two households next to it, ready to make a Chinese classical garden-style resort. It is said that this Paris Tong Pavilion with Chinese characteristics should also be bought, but after buying it, he doesn't know what this Tong Pavilion can do, and he will lose property tax and maintenance fees if he puts it there in vain. Of course, if he thinks of a good use, he does want to buy it.

Upload yesterday's photos to your blog and see the comments below. Li Qinglin is lamenting that the local tyrants have begun to travel around the world again, and some people are also saying that his trip to the UK is simply a disaster, purely a hurry, worse than a tour group, except for a few two or three scenic spots, a large number of others are scenery along the way. But to be honest, in addition to the castle, the countryside scenery is good. Xiao Yifei wanted to tell them that he was looking for something under the banner of tourism, and he must be running around.

There were more messages on the circle, Xiao Ya said that the visa would take a few months to get it, and the implication was to ask him how long he was going to play in Europe, Xiao Yifei replied, "As soon as your visa arrives, I will come to pick you up no matter where you are." ”

Li Qinglin complained that his visa to the United States had not yet arrived, and the local tyrants ran around the world again, and once again reiterated his request. Xiao Yifei directly said one word, "Get out".

The elder brother left a message saying that he didn't care about the winery, and Xiao Yifei told the current situation of the winery, especially mentioning that he didn't even have a place to live, and he would stay at the winery honestly next year, so this was the last madness. In addition, he also told them not to tell their parents about buying a winery now, and told them to pay attention to their health and travel more.

Wang Nan actually left a message for him, saying that she would wait for her by herself, and she would also come to France for a tour, Xiao Yifei replied directly, "I still have to go to Italy, Germany, Greece, buddy has a very tight schedule, you can wash and sleep." ”