The bronze statue of the animal head of the Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan

    The movie "The Zodiac" starring Jackie Chan is believed to be familiar to everyone. Jack (Chenglong) is a huge bonus for international cultural relics dealers. He is looking for the last of the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs. Four beasts. In the process of treasure hunt, he fell in love with the daughter of Guan Wen, the daughter of the cultural relic expert. Finally, he was touched by the patriotic feelings of the father and daughter of Guan. He always turned his money and gave up money at the last minute, helping Coco to save the national treasure. Finally, the animal head is returned to China.

This is a film on the theme of saving cultural relics. The animal head of the Yuanmingyuan Zodiac as a clue gives the story a chance to start. Although the Zodiac mentioned here is back in the film, the reality is not so lucky.

The bronze statue of the animal head of the 12th Zodiac was cast during the Qing Emperor Qianlong's reign, and was designed by the court Western artist Italian Lang Shining, and was made by the court master. Originally on the 12 stone platforms on the north and south sides of the fan-shaped pool sprinkler in front of the West Garden Building in Yuanmingyuan. These portraits are the first body of the beast, the head is made of copper, the body is stone, and the water is connected to the water spout. Every other hour (two hours), the portrait of the birth, the water is sprayed from the mouth; at noon, The twelve-year portrait of the fountain in the mouth is a spectacle.

However, since the British and French coalition forces plundered and burned the Yuanmingyuan in 1860, the bronze statue of the 12th Zodiac animal head has since been lost overseas, becoming a microcosm of the loss of Chinese cultural relics. In recent years, through many efforts, the heads of the Chinese zodiac, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, and the bronze statue of the pig have returned to China, and they are collected in the Poly Art Museum. The bronze statue of Ma Shou was donated by the Macao businessman He Hongjun in 2007 and donated to the country; The mouse head and the rabbit head were donated to China by the French Pino family for free, and they entered Tibet. As of May 2013, according to reliable sources, the dragon head was collected in Taiwan; the head of snake head, chicken head, dog head and sheep head were unknown.

The bronze statue of the Yuanmingyuan beast is highly valued because the copper used in the first place is the alloy copper specially made for the court. It contains various precious metals, and the color is deep. It is weathered and not rusted. Secondly, his craftsmanship is exquisite, and every detail is carefully crafted by the court's craftsmen, showing a very high level of craftsmanship. More importantly, he represents the inheritance of Chinese culture for thousands of years, and also symbolizes the prosperity of the motherland during the Qianlong period.

The original text is from the Chinese copper sculpture industry network http://

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