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Anonymous users2024-02-11It expresses Hugo's sympathy and respect for the Chinese people and his incomparable cherishing of human cultural achievements.
In this article, Hugo took a firm stand and took a clear and unequivocal attitude to angrily condemn the banditry of the British and French forces, and condemned the crimes of the British and French forces in destroying the Old Summer Palace, the wonder of the world.
As a writer without narrow nationalist sentiments, Hugo's letter represented the conscience of mankind, in which he strongly condemned the banditry of the Old Summer Palace by the Anglo-French forces.
Hugo's position is not narrow nationalism, but the perspective of the masses, the world, the perspective of humanity, and he openly rebukes ** like a robber, reversing black and white, not ashamed of it, but proud of it. Hugo also greatly cherished the achievements of human civilization and respected the creators of human civilization.
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Anonymous users2024-02-10Two aspects. The first party sent a letter to Captain Butler asking for his views on the expedition to China.
The second aspect warmly praised the splendor of the Old Summer Palace and strongly condemned the crimes of aggression committed by the British and French forces.
Letter to Captain Butler on the Anglo-French Expedition to China" is an article against the background of the Anglo-French war of aggression against China. Captain Butler wanted to use Hugo's prestige to cheer him up for the alleged victory of the expedition to China, but Hugo, an upright writer who did not have narrow nationalist sentiments, but instead represented the conscience of mankind, strongly condemned the banditry of the Old Summer Palace by the Anglo-French forces.
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Anonymous users2024-02-09Letter to Captain Butler on the Anglo-French Expedition to China" from Hugo's Collected Works, Volume 11.
Original paragraph: One day, two robbers from Europe broke into the Old Summer Palace. One robber looted the property, and the other set it on fire. It seems that after victory, it is time to start stealing.
They plundered the Old Summer Palace on a large scale, and the spoils were divided equally between the two victors. We see that this whole event is also associated with the name of Elgin, which in turn reminds one of the Parthenon. What they did to the Parthenon in the past, and what they did to the Old Summer Palace now, the difference is that they are more thorough and more beautiful, so that they are gone.
If we add up the treasures of all the cathedrals in Europe, we may not be able to match the great opulence of this magnificent museum in the East. There are not only art treasures, but also a large pile of gold and silver objects. Great achievement!
The harvest is huge! Two victors, one stuffed with fanny packs, which is visible, and the other with a full box. They returned to Europe, arm in arm, grinning.
This is the story of these two robbers.
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Anglo-French forces. Burn down the Old Summer Palace.
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Of course! Who would watch their country being invaded!
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A generation of famous gardens Yuanmingyuan.
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