About the whereabouts of the 12 zodiac avatars of the Old Summer Palace

The 12 zodiac heads of the Old Summer Palace refer to the 12 bronze statues of animal heads in the Old Summer Palace in 1884. These heads were originally placed in the "Crystal Palace" of the Old Summer Palace, but were looted when the British and French forces burned down the Old Summer Palace. Some of these heads were auctioned or returned to China in later years, and were transferred to museums for collection.

For example, the dragon head statue was returned to China and placed in the Overseas Chinese Museum in Beijing in 1984. The other avatars are missing and are still missing.

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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.

1. The 12 Zodiac Bronze Beasts of the Old Summer Palace - Rat Head.

The bronze statue of the rat's head, which originally belonged to the bronze statue of the Great Water Law in front of the Haiyan Hall of the Western Building of the Old Summer Palace, was plundered and lost overseas after the "burning of the Old Summer Palace" in 1860. In the Second Opium War, the British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace and plundered twelve bronze animal heads, causing these national treasures to be lost overseas for more than 140 years.

On April 25, 2013, French time, the French auction house Christie's announced on its ** on its ** that the bronze statues of rat heads and rabbit heads lost in China's Old Summer Palace were estimated at 8 million to 10 million euros respectively. (1 Euro = Chinese Yuan).

At 11 a.m. on April 26, 2013, Song Xinchao, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and Duan Yong, 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. The 12 Zodiac Bronze Beasts of the Old Summer Palace - Rabbit Head.

One of the 12 bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac in the Western Building of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, it was plundered and lost overseas after the "burning of the Old Summer Palace" in 1860.

On April 25, 2013, French time, the French auction house Christie's announced on its ** on its ** that the bronze statues of rat heads and rabbit heads lost in China's Old Summer Palace were estimated at 8 million to 10 million euros respectively. (1 Euro = Chinese Yuan).

At 11 a.m. on April 26, 2013, Song Xinchao, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and Duan Yong, 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**.

3. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the ox.

In the 2000 auction in Hong Kong, Poly Group won the auction for HK$7 million, which is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing, a subsidiary of Poly, for public viewing.

4. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the tiger.

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

5. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the monkey.

In the 2000 auction in Hong Kong, Poly Group won the auction for HK$7.4 million, which is now in the Beijing Poly Art Museum for public viewing.

6. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the horse.

Dr. Stanley Ho, consultant of National Treasure Engineering, at the auction on 20 September.

1. The 12 Zodiac Bronze Beasts of the Old Summer Palace - the head of the rat was plundered and lost overseas after the "burning of the Old Summer Palace" in 1860.

2. The Twelve Zodiac Bronze Beasts of the Old Summer Palace - the head of the rabbit was plundered and lost overseas after the "burning of the Old Summer Palace" in 1860.

3. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the ox is now stored in the Beijing Poly Art Museum under Poly for public viewing.

4. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the tiger head is now stored in the Beijing Poly Art Museum for the public to enjoy.

5. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the monkey head is now placed in the Beijing Poly Art Museum for the public to see.

6. The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace - the head of the horse.

Dr. Stanley Ho, consultant of National Treasure Engineering, at the auction on 20 September.

The 12 zodiac animals of the Old Summer Palace do not have a fixed storage location in the current silver old age. Due to many wars and cultural revolutions, the cultural relics and buildings of the Old Summer Palace have been damaged and plundered, including the bronze statues of the 12 zodiac animals. Now, some of the bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac have been returned, purchased or gifted to different countries and regions, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, England, the Gardens of Redondot in Paris, France, and the private collection of the late billionaire Norton Simmons in Los Angeles, USA.

There are also some replicas of bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac in China that are displayed in exhibitions or gardens.

22 The "past and present life" of the beast head of the Old Summer Palace is still missing.

In 2000, the head of the ox was auctioned by China Poly Group for 7.74 million Hong Kong dollars, and is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing.

The head of the ox is now in the Poly Art Museum.

Niu Shou, purchased by China Poly Group at Christie's auction house on April 30, 2000, is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

The monkey head, which was auctioned by Poly Group for 8.18 million Hong Kong dollars in 2000, is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing.

Tiger head, in 2000 Poly Group for 15.44 million Hong Kong dollars, now in Beijing Poly Art Museum.

In 2003, Stanley Ho, a patriotic entrepreneur from Hong Kong and Macao, bought it for less than 7 million Hong Kong dollars, and then transferred it to Poly Group.

In 2007, Stanley Ho bought it for 69.1 million Hong Kong dollars and donated it to the country.

In addition, the whereabouts of the five heads of dragons, snakes, sheep, chickens, and dogs are currently unknown.

On February 25, 2009 at 19:00 Paris time (01:00 Beijing time on the 26th), Christie's was able to auction the rabbit and rat heads for 28 million euros. The identity of the buyer is unknown.

As of August 2019, five bronze animal heads of cows, tigers, monkeys, pigs and horses have been collected in the Poly Art Museum, and rats and rabbits have been collected in the National Museum of China. Among them, the cow, tiger, monkey, pig and horse were rescued and returned to China by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively and collected in the Poly Art Museum.

On April 26, 2013, the rat head and rabbit head were donated back to China by François-Henri Pinault, chairman of the French PPR group (formerly known as the Bino-Spring-Redo Group, also known as the Kering Group) before May 18, 2005. The dragon's head is in Taiwan and is well preserved, but it will not appear during the short Chong Li period. The whereabouts of four pieces, including the head of a snake, the head of a sheep, the head of a chicken, and the head of a dog, are still unknown.

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.