What treasures are there in Yuanmingyuan? What's your name?

1, Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan:

1860, when the British and French allied forces burned the Yuanmingyuan, this precious set of paintings was taken away by the invaders and presented to the French emperor Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte, who is now in the National Library of Paris, France.

In the late 1920s, when Mr. Cheng Yansheng, an Anhui native, was roaming Europe, he came across this set of Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan collected by the French National Library, and could not help but sigh as a national masterpiece.

Because the painting "has a painful history of China's architectural diplomacy, especially unusual calligraphy and painting", after many activities, it was finally approved by the owner, and Mr. Cheng "sent it back by photography".

2. Bronze statue of the animal head of Yuanmingyuan Zodiac:

The bronze statue of the animal head of the zodiac in Yuanmingyuan was originally a part of the fountain outside Haiyan Hall in Yuanmingyuan, and it was a bronze statue of the Qing Dynasty. 1860, the British and French allied forces invaded China and burned Yuanmingyuan, and the bronze statue of the animal head began to be lost overseas. By June of 20 19,1/0/year, seven bronze statues of lost animal heads in Yuanmingyuan, such as ox head, monkey head, tiger head, pig head, rat head, rabbit head and horse head, have returned to the motherland in different ways.

3. Bronze gilded stupa:

The bronze gilded stupa is a cultural relic of the Qing Dynasty. It was originally a treasure of Yuanmingyuan. 1860 was looted and lost overseas after "burning Yuanmingyuan", and now it is collected in Fontainebleau Palace, France. The bronze gilded stupa is about 2 meters high, which is basically similar to the existing stupa in the Forbidden City. Every layer of the whole body is inlaid with emeralds, which is rare in all kinds of pagodas in Qianlong period.

4, Kangxi jade ruyi:

Kangxi Jade Ruyi is carved with a precious white jade, nearly half a meter long, white and green in color, and carved into the shape of polyporus. Originally the treasure of Yuanmingyuan, it was plundered and lost overseas after burning Yuanmingyuan in 1860, and now it is collected in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.

5, Qingganlong "Life Extension" Daji gourd bottle:

Qing Qianlong's "Wan Shou Lian Yan" Daji Gourd Bottle is a lost cultural relic transported to Britain after the looting of the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing in 1860. Gourd bottles, as traditional mascots and works of art of the Chinese nation, reached its peak in the Qing Qianlong period and the auction price was also the highest.

Its exquisite painting skills, luxurious and complicated decoration techniques and amazing firing techniques are rare in the world. This kind of official kiln is imperial or locked in the Forbidden City, or is exclusively collected by rich and powerful people. It is difficult for ordinary people to see its true meaning.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan

Baidu Encyclopedia-bronze statue of the animal head of the 12 Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Kangxi Jade Ruyi

Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingganlong's "Longevity" Daji Gourd Bottle