The dragon head, one of the bronze statues of the animal heads in the zodiac, was originally a part of the fountain outside Haiyan Hall in Yuanmingyuan, and was cast during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. According to the data, this series of animal heads was designed by Italian Lang Shining, a court western painter, supervised by Michel Benoit, a Frenchman, and made by court craftsmen. /kloc-in the middle of the 0/9th century, the British and French allied forces invaded China and burned the Yuanmingyuan. Since then, the bronze statues of the twelve beasts have lived abroad for one hundred years.
2. bronze statue of sheep's head
The bronze statue of sheep's head, the bronze statue of Dashuifa in front of Haiyan Hall in the West Building of Yuanmingyuan. 1860 After burning Yuanmingyuan, it was plundered and lost overseas.
The bronze statue of the zodiac at Haiyan Hall in the West Building of Yuanmingyuan was designed and produced by Emperor Kangxi under the guidance of French Catholic missionaries. From the etchings painted by missionaries, it can be clearly seen that the bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac are lined up on the left and right, and each statue has six, representing the twelve hours of the day respectively.
Every hour, the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animals representing this hour automatically spits out the fountain from its mouth. At noon, the twelve bronze statues spew out the spring water at the same time. These bronze statues were designed by westerners and made in China, which blended eastern and western cultures.
3. Bronze statue of pig head
The bronze statue of pig's head was looted and lost overseas after it was burned in Yuanmingyuan in 1860, and was bought back by China Poly Group Company, and now it is collected in Beijing Poly Art Museum.
143 the bronze statue of pig's head, one of the bronze statues of the zodiac in Yuanmingyuan, which was lost overseas, arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun airport by special plane on the afternoon of March 17, 2004. From 2 1, the citizens of Yangcheng visit for free.