On the morning of February 2, 65438+, the bronze statue of Ma Shouzhu finally became the first important cultural relic lost overseas in Chinese history and returned to the hometown of Yuanmingyuan. This is undoubtedly a good thing that benefits the country and the people, symbolizing the strength of China's national strength and finally being able to bring people living among the people back to their hometown. I am really proud of our country.

1. The bronze horse head is the main structure of the animal head fountain in Yuanmingyuan in the Qing Dynasty. The main function of the bronze statue of the animal head of the zodiac is that the fountain 12 spews out in the sky at noon, which is the most spectacular sight of Yuanmingyuan and the soul of Haiyan Hall complex. However, 1860, the year when China's humiliation began, the British and French allied forces not only invaded Beijing, but also poured into the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing. The culture and cultural relics of the Yuanmingyuan in China were looted, and those colonial rulers put all the cultural relics they could take into their pockets, and all the remaining fires were burned, so the bronze statues of the animal heads of the 12 Zodiac animals were lost overseas for many years.

Second, the return of the bronze statue of the horse's head Until September 2007, Stanley Ho, a famous Hong Kong patriot who has been honored as the king of gambling, bought the bronze statue of the horse's head of Yuanmingyuan from overseas with his private pocket of HK$ 6,965,438+. At this point, the bronze horse head finally returned to the embrace of the motherland. Stanley Ho is indeed a patriot. On June 20 19, 1 1, he officially donated his privately purchased bronze horse head to National Cultural Heritage Administration. With the joint efforts of National Cultural Heritage Administration and all social forces, it is a pity that six bronze statues of cattle, monkeys, tigers, pigs, rats and rabbits in the 12 bronze statue of animal head have returned to the motherland. The most sad thing is that even in today's powerful country, there are still many cultural relics lost in 1860, which have not been found so far.

The bronze statue of the horse head can return to the embrace of the motherland, thanks to Mr. Stanley Ho, a well-known entrepreneur. Without him, I don't know when Ma Shou will return to his hometown. Fortunately, he is back now, which is a symbol of China's strong national strength and national unity.