Chapter 236: The Mogao Grottoes Sutra

Hong Tianbao is looking forward to the collection of this treasure room, and the treasures here are enough to open an eye-catching museum.

He ignored the others and continued to look down, and among the many wooden objects, the screen was the most valuable, with many rare treasures inlaid on it. Hong Tianbao can naturally see that this thing is something of the late Qing Dynasty, although the history is not long, but the material and carving of the screen are enough to make it ascend to the throne of the treasure.

These are not very special treasures for Hong Tianbao, and Hong Tianbao has no intention of accepting them, even the three bronze statues of national treasures and beast heads just now, he is not ready to interfere. It's a good thing, but it's definitely a big problem, because it's so famous. And it's not a matter of holding three by yourself, it's better to gather them.

Then there were five large chests, stacked on top of each other, with locks on them.

"What is going on here? Open it up and take a look. Hong Tianbao didn't use his divine sense to scan the contents inside.

At this time, Luo Zhiyuan's face was slightly red, and he said embarrassedly: "Ahem! I'll let people smash it open! I don't have a key either. ”

Hong Tianbao was stunned for a moment, and asked uncertainly: "Uncle Luo, you won't tell me that this box has never been opened, right?" ”

I saw Luo Zhiyuan nodding and said, "Hmm! At least I've never seen it opened, and I haven't fiddled with it. ”

Hong Tianbao was speechless for a while, he was completely defeated by the Luo family. According to Luo Zhiyuan, this box has been standing still since it was snatched back, and he may be the first person to open the box.

Hong Tianbao grabbed the ancient long lock with one hand, and pressed the box with the other hand, and exerted force with both hands at the same time. "Click! Click! With two sounds, the lock was torn off by Hong Tianbao. This "rude" behavior also made Luo Zhiyuan and others look straight in the eye, and secretly said that you kid has no muscles! Why is it so scary?

Hong Tianbao didn't pay attention to the eyes of the others, threw the lock aside, and then flipped the lid of the box. It is filled with all kinds of scriptures and ancient books, among which there is no shortage of silk paintings and embroidery. He took out a roll at random, opened it, and was immediately dumbfounded. After a while, he came back to his senses, and immediately opened all the other four large chests, and the contents were withdrawn as if they were out.

Hong Tianbao also felt that his scalp was numb, and he wondered how many Western thieves had the Luo family robbed at that time? There are five boxes here, with more than 2,000 volumes of scriptures and ancient books, all of which are from the Mogao Grottoes.

"Big brother, what's wrong? There's nothing wrong with these things, right? Seeing Hong Tianbao's expression and demeanor, Xiao Sen couldn't help asking.

"Huh! What could be the problem? Your ancestors are amazing. Hong Tianbao smiled bitterly, these scriptures were carefully selected by the powers, so they are all high-quality, what can be the problem? The problem is that you have ignored such a precious thing for so long.

"These are the books of the ancients?" Komori picked up a volume, and although he studied Chinese, he barely recognized the characters in it. It is no wonder that none of the texts are modern, and nearly half of these scriptures are not Chinese, some are Tibetan, Sanskrit, Turkic, Qiuzi, and so on.

"These treasures are no smaller than the bronze statue of the beast head just now, and the history is even longer, dating back to the pre-Qin period. There are many places in our country that have shocked the world and are full of wonders. The Mogao Grottoes are one of them, and they are famous in the world such as the Great Wall and the Mausoleum of the Qin Dynasty. "Hong Tianbao made up history for this little ghost.

"Where are the Mogao Grottoes! Is it fun? "When you mention a place to a child, the first question they think is whether it's fun or not.

Before Hong Tianbao could answer, Rossai Nan on the side spoke. She had been to Mogao Grottoes two years ago, and she was just passing by at that time, and she heard that the place was very famous, so she went to see its fame, who knew that she was greatly disappointed, it was boring there, and it looked like some Buddha statues, and some incomplete murals, which were not good at all.

"It's not fun at all, that place may only be a monk can stay, it's boring, and it's surrounded by desert, so there's nothing to see at all."

Hong Tianbao turned his head to look at her for a while, and finally sighed, and did not refute, it was really a waste of saliva to talk to this kind of person. As a world cultural heritage, Mogao Grottoes was said to be worthless by this girl, what else could he say?

"If you have time, you can see it yourself, don't be like your eldest sister, she is a person with no connotation at first glance." Hong Tianbao said to Komori.

was said to have no connotation, and Rossai Nan suddenly widened his eyes again. She was very unconvinced and said: "You have connotation, then tell me, what's so great about that place?" Don't think I haven't been. ”

This made Hong Tianbao a little embarrassed, in fact, he had never been to Mogao Grottoes, but that place was also one of the places he longed for, and he would definitely go to see it in the future.

The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, are known as the most valuable cultural discoveries of the 20th century. It is famous for its exquisite murals and statues, and after two or three thousand years of development and changes, it has formed the world's largest and richest Buddhist art holy place.

In addition to the murals and statues, there is actually a very famous discovery here, which is also discovered in modern times, that is, the Tibetan scripture cave. The cave is not a simple earthen cave, but is composed of many caves of different sizes. When you stand in front of the cave door and look at this small stone chamber, you will be full of thoughts and doubts. When, by whom, and for what reason, were the 50,000 volumes of scriptures and suicide notes that shocked Chinese and foreign academic circles? When the door of the cave was sealed, it was easily plastered with mud and painted with a fresco.

It was once closed for thousands of years, so it can be a mystery for thousands of years. Until now, no one has dared to draw conclusions with certainty.

The cave was discovered by a Taoist priest surnamed Wang who guarded the Mogao Caves in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was also destroyed by him. There are more than 50,000 ancient texts, scriptures, ancient paintings, etc., hidden in it, but they are almost lost because of the confusion of the Taoist priest.

Of course, it is not right for us to put all the blame on Wang Daoshi. It has a lot to do with the incompetence of the Qing political axe at that time, and their lack of attention is also an important reason. After Daoist Wang discovered the cave, he waited for seven years. In the past seven years, except for the officials who took away some of the scriptures, Wang Daoist guarded the cave very tightly, and there were very few scrolls that were scattered. He repeatedly asked the authorities to pay attention to it, and he reported it level by level, but no one cared, which made him discouraged.

"Forget it, it's hard to explain to you, you have time to read more Chinese history!" Hong Tianbao is also indisputable. Rossman rolled his eyes suddenly.

(To be continued)