The whereabouts of the 12 zodiac signs of the destruction of the Old Summer Palace

The bronze statues of the head of the ox, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, the head of the pig and the head of the horse have been returned to China and are collected in the Poly Art Museum; On April 26, 2013, the French Pinault family announced in Beijing that they would donate the bronze rat heads and rabbit heads in the 12 major water methods of the Old Summer Palace to the Chinese side free of charge. The dragon's head is currently in Taiwan, well preserved, but will not be seen anytime soon. The whereabouts of snake heads, chicken heads, dog heads, and sheep heads are unknown.

At present, 8 of the 12 animal heads of the 12 zodiac animals in the 12 water laws of the Old Summer Palace have returned to China, but the whereabouts of the snake head, the head of the chicken, the head of the dog, and the head of the sheep are unknown.

At present, five bronze animal heads of ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse have been rescued by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively, and are collected in the Poly Art Museum. It is known that 2 pieces of rat heads and rabbit heads are collected in French museums, and 5 pieces of bronze dragon heads, snake heads, sheep heads, chicken heads, and dog heads are still missing.

The dragon's head is in the Taiwan Museum, the cow, the tiger, the monkey, the pig, and the horse have returned, the rat and the rabbit have been returned by Mr. François Henri Pinault of France, and the snake, sheep, chicken, and dog are still missing.

The Old Summer Palace beast heads have returned to 8.

Five bronze animal heads of ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse have been rescued by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively, and are collected in the Poly Art Museum.

It is now known that the head of the rat and the head of the rabbit were made on April 26, 2013 by the French PPR group.

The chairman donated to send it back to China, and the dragon's head is in Taiwan, which is well preserved.

The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace.

It was originally a part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and it was a red bronze statue in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The south shore is the sub-rat.

Yinhu, Chenlong, Wuma, Shen Monkey, Xugou; On the north shore, they are the ugly cow, the rabbit, the snake, the sheep, the rooster, and the pig. In 1860, the British and French forces invaded China and burned the Old Summer Palace.

The bronze statue of the head of the beast began to be lost overseas. The bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace.

8 recovered. The craftsmanship of these bronze statues is very delicate. Because the body of the bronze statue of the zodiac is a stone carving wearing a robe, the head is a realistic style modeling, the casting is fine, and the subtleties such as folds and fluff on the head of the beast are clear and realistic.

The most regrettable thing is that the snake's head, the chicken's head, the dog's head, and the sheep's head are missing. It may have fallen into the hands of some people overseas, but I believe that through our efforts, these beast heads will definitely be recovered.

One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, the Old Summer Palace, which originally had a splendid and civilized treasure culture, was burned down by a group of foreign invaders.

The Old Summer Palace, which Qianlong spent manpower and material resources to build, was in vain, and in the process of burning the Old Summer Palace, many poems, paintings, porcelain and other treasures that had been circulated in China for a hundred years were destroyed in one fell swoop, and some of them flowed abroad.

Zodiac Horror Story of the Old Summer Palace:

One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, the Old Summer Palace, which originally had a splendid and civilized treasure culture, was burned down by a group of foreign invaders, and this unprecedented invasion of China and plundering made the Chinese people and the world sigh, this atrocity destroyed China's treasures, and the Old Summer Palace built by Qianlong with manpower and material resources was in vain.

In the process of burning the Old Summer Palace, many of China's century-old poems, paintings, porcelain and other treasures were destroyed in one fell swoop, and some of them flowed abroad.

The 12 zodiac signs of the Old Summer Palace were originally red bronze statues during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. When Britain and France looted the precious treasures of the Old Summer Palace, they also took away our zodiac signs. It has been so many years since the horror of the 12 zodiac signs in the Old Summer Palace, but some of the 12 zodiac signs are still abroad, and some have returned to China to be exhibited in museums.

The bronze statue of the head of the beast in the Old Summer Palace, also known as the bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace, and the bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace. The bronze statue of the beast head in the Old Summer Palace was originally a part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and it was a red bronze statue in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In 1860, the British and French forces invaded China and burned the Old Summer Palace, and the bronze statue of the head of the beast began to be lost overseas, and now only a small amount has been recovered, so it has become a symbol of the lost cultural relics of the Old Summer Palace.

There are five pieces that have returned: the head of the ox, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, the head of the pig, the head of the horse, and the other five bronze statues of the head of the dragon, the head of the snake, the head of the sheep, the head of the chicken, and the head of the dog are still missing. The bronze statues of the rat head and the rabbit head are two of the "12 zodiac animal heads" that can be determined to still be overseas.

As of 2012, there are 8 in China, namely the head of the ox, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, the head of the pig, the head of the horse, the head of the rat, the head of the rabbit, the head of the dragon, and the rest of the head of the snake, the head of the chicken, the head of the dog, and the head of the sheep are missing.

The beast heads of the Old Summer Palace that have returned are:

1. Bronze rat head and rabbit head.

At 11 a.m. on April 26, 2013, Song Xinchao, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Duan Yong and Zheng Kuan, Director of the Department of Museums and Social Cultural Relics, met with Mr. François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of the French PPR Group, in Beijing. On behalf of the Pinault family, Mr. Pinault said that he would donate the bronze rat heads and rabbit heads from the 12 major water methods of the Old Summer Palace that were lost overseas to China**.

2. Ox head. In the 2000 auction in Hong Kong, Poly Group won the auction for HK$7 million, which was deposited in the Beijing Poly Art Museum under Poly for public viewing.

3. Tiger head. In the 2000 auction in Hong Kong, Poly Group won the auction at three times the reserve price, that is, HK$14 million, and deposited it at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing for public viewing.

4. Monkey head. In the 2000 auction in Hong Kong, Poly Group won the auction for HK$7.4 million, which was placed at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing for public viewing.

5. Horse head. On 20 September 2007, before the auction, Dr. Ho Hong, a consultant of the National Treasure Project, purchased the bronze statue of the horse's head for HK$69.1 million and announced that it would be donated to the country.

6. Pig head. At the beginning of 2003, the China Special Project for Rescuing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics found the whereabouts of the pig's head in the United States. After a lot of hard work, the American collector agreed to transfer the pig's head to the **.

In September 2003, He Hong donated more than 600 yuan to the ** to buy back the bronze statue of the pig's head. It was then donated to Poly Group and stored at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing for public viewing.