Gambler Wang donated the horse head from the Old Summer Palace, realizing his long-cherished wish. There is another kind of fun in playing the Wang family. Bo Wang Hong_ generously donated the horse head bronze statue of the Old Summer Palace to the country. In addition, at the donation ceremony that day, the family of a gambler also made a rare appearance together.
Because the gambling king is old, he did not directly participate in the donation ceremony, but participated in the ceremony on behalf of his family. Two wives, He Chaoqiong, three wives, son He Chaolian, four wives, son He Youjun, daughters He and He Chaoxin appeared.
As the representative of He Chaoqiong, the gambling king, he went on stage to receive the certificate of honor. His exquisite short hair and clothes were quite the style of the gambling king at that time. Following her lead, her family appeared on camera. There are three rooms behind her, namely Chen Wanzhen and her son He Youqi. Next to her, the short-haired woman in red clothes turned out to be Sita, followed by He, He Chaolian, He Youqi, and He Chaoxin.
In addition, the horse head from the Old Summer Palace donated this time is the second animal head donated by the gambling king. Prior to this, in 2003, gamblers bought pig heads for 6 million yen and donated them to the country. Wang Bo's patriotism is really admirable. The donation will be used to celebrate King Botha's 98th birthday.
The donation ceremony of the Horse Head Bronze Statue of Yuanmingyuan was held at the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In order to better implement the international consensus on cultural property protection when cultural property is drained out and returned to its place of origin, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage reached a consensus with Mr. Stanley Ho and assigned the Ma Tou Beijing Old Summer Palace Management Office to collect and return it. Place of origin. Now we've found eight. Among them, the dragon head is well preserved in Taiwan Province, and the whereabouts of the snake head, chicken head, dog head and sheep head are still unknown.
The horse-head bronze statue of Yuanmingyuan in the Qing Dynasty was one of the main parts of the twelve zodiac animal head fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the West Pavilion of the Changchun Garden of Yuanmingyuan in the Qing Dynasty.
In 1860, the British and French forces invaded Beijing. The Old Summer Palace was looted, burned, and scattered overseas along with 11 other bronze statues. Horse Head Bronze Statue) The design of Italian Castiglione combines Eastern and Western artistic concepts and design styles. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was made by palace craftsmen. After the copper is refined, the color becomes deep and thick, and the shape of the lost wax casting is lifelike. No hair is showing at all. Extraordinary ancient Chinese art. It was gambling king Stanley Ho who donated the second beast to the country. In 2003, he donated the bronze pig head statue of Yuanmingyuan.
In 2007, the auction company announced that it would conduct an auction. When the news came, people from all walks of life were furious. At the critical moment, Stanley Ho invested HK$69.1 million before the auction, setting a record for a bronze medal at the time.
The heads of cattle, tigers, and monkeys auctioned by state-owned enterprises, the heads of pigs and horses donated by patriotic Chinese businessmen, and the heads of rats and rabbits returned by foreign friends. The animal heads of the Old Summer Palace have been reunited from their loss and are wandering on the road to the return of lost cultural relics in China, which is also the road to revival.
The National Museum of China is holding an exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. Among them, the "Gathering of Bronze Statues of Animal Heads in the Old Summer Palace" is the highlight. The first exhibition displayed cow heads, tiger heads, ape heads, pig heads, rat heads, and rabbit heads. This horse-headed bronze statue is now in Beijing together with six other animal-headed bronze statues. Before November 27, the National Museum of China will be open to the public in North Exhibition Halls 2 and 3.