if relics could talk

The whole stage play ushered in the final climax.

Liu Xiu, playing multiple roles, brought back all twelve lost animal heads from the Old Summer Palace.

The bronze statue of the animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in the Yuanmingyuan was originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall in the Yuanmingyuan. It was a red bronze statue during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In 1860, the British and French allied forces invaded China and burned the Old Summer Palace, and the bronze statues of animal heads began to be lost overseas.

The head of the mouse is enlarged in mid-air, and as usual, a child mouse player comes on stage to "report".

"My name is Zishu, and I am one of the twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace. In 1860, the Eight-Power Allied Forces burned the Old Summer Palace and was looted and lost overseas."

"Appeared in the special auction of 'Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berger' held by Christie's Auction Company in France in 2009. At 2009:2 on February 26, 3, Beijing time, the mouse's head was auctioned at a price of 07 million euros , the buyer was Cai Mingchao, chairman and general manager of Xiamen Xinhe Art Auction Co., Ltd., and the collection consultant of the China Special Fund for Rescuing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, but he later stated that he would not pay, which led to the failure of the auction.”

"In the end I was bought by the French Pinault family."

“皮诺家族2013年4月26日在北京宣布，将向中方无偿捐赠流失海外的圆明园青铜鼠首。2013年6月28日法国皮诺家族正式将鼠首铜像捐赠给中国，我目前收藏在中国国家博物馆。”

The image of the mouse in the air is shrinking, and there is an extra cow beside it.

"I am an ugly cow. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the head of the cow has been wandering overseas. It has appeared in American houses as garden decorations."

“20世纪80年代，中国台湾企业家蔡辰男在苏富比拍卖会上购得牛首铜像。2000年4月30日，中国保利集团以774.5万港元在香港佳士得拍卖行购得牛首，现存放在保利艺术博物馆。”

The images of the mouse in the sky and the ugly cow are shrinking again, and a tiger appears beside them.

"I am Yinhu. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French forces, the tiger's head has been wandering overseas. It has appeared in American houses as garden decorations."

"In the 20s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Cai Chennan bought it at Sotheby's auction."

"On May 2000, 5, China Poly Group bought it at Sotheby's Auction House for HK$2, and it is now stored in the Poly Art Museum."

The images of the mouse in the sky, the ugly cow, and the tiger continued to shrink, and the head of the rabbit quietly appeared.

"My name is Maotu. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was robbed and burned by the British and French allied forces, the rabbit head has been living overseas. He once appeared in a French museum with the mouse head for a short exhibition."

"Appeared in the special auction of 'Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berger' held by Christie's Auction Company in France in 2009. At 2009:2 on February 26, 3, Beijing time, the head of the rabbit was auctioned at a price of 07 million euros , the buyer is Cai Mingchao, chairman and general manager of Xiamen Xinhe Art Auction Co., Ltd., and the collection consultant of the China Special Fund for Rescuing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, but he later stated that he would not pay, which caused the rabbit head to pass the auction.”

"I was finally bought by the French Pinault family. The Pinault family announced in Beijing on April 2013, 4 that they would donate the bronze rabbit head from Yuanmingyuan to the Chinese side free of charge."

"On June 2013, 6, the French Pinault family officially donated the bronze statue of the rabbit head to China, which is currently in the National Museum of China."

The rabbit in the air squeezed in, making room for the dragon.

"My name is Chenlong. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the dragon's head has been wandering overseas and never showed up."

"According to a report from Shenzhen Satellite TV in March 2009, Taiwanese collector Wang Du said in an interview that the dragon head among the missing Yuanmingyuan animal heads is in Taiwan."

"Wang Du said that the Taiwan dragon head was in good condition in the 80s. At that time, it was worth NT$500 million. The collector originally planned to let the dragon head appear for auction, but because of the turmoil encountered by the rat head and the rabbit head, the collector It is estimated that the Dragon Shou and other unaccounted Yuanmingyuan animal heads will not show up in a short time."

"On the afternoon of December 2018, 12, French time, the dragon head suspected to be one of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan appeared at a small auction in Paris, France, and was finally purchased by a Chinese buyer at a price of 17 million yuan. .”

Chenlong hovered in the air, not only the beast head appeared, but even the dragon tail that did not exist originally, forming a circle around the beast heads in the air.

"I look forward to the day when I and the land I live in will be able to go home together."

A translucent snake appeared in the air.

"I am Si Snake. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, Snake's head has been wandering overseas and has not yet found its way home."

Si snake looked sad, but was surrounded by other animal heads, at this time, Wu Ma also quietly appeared.

"My name is Wu Ma. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French forces, the horse's head has been wandering overseas. It was finally auctioned by Sotheby's auction company in 2007."

"The Wuma animal head was made in the 24th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. It is the most unique animal head among the twelve zodiac animals. The cloud-like shape and curly hair on the top of the head show that this is a typical European-style prince charming."

"Perhaps Italian designer Castiglione expressed his admiration for the amorous emperor with 3000 beauties in this work. It is even more coincidental that the Chinese zodiac also represents the twelve animal hours, among which the horse is It represents exactly the time of noon, so when the horse's head sprays water, all the animals will spray water together."

"In October 2007, Stanley Ho spent a huge sum of HK$10 million to buy back the bronze statue of the horse head."

"On November 2019, 11, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage held a donation ceremony for the bronze statue of the horse head in the Old Summer Palace in the National Museum of China. After consultation with Mr. Ho Hongshen, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage transferred the horse head to the Beijing Yuanmingyuan Management Office for collection. Return to the place of origin."

"On December 2020, 12, the bronze statue of the horse head officially returned to Yuanmingyuan. I am the first important cultural relic lost overseas to return to Yuanmingyuan."

The horse turned its head and looked at the translucent Weiyang that appeared in midair.

"I am Weiyang. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was robbed and burned by the British and French allied forces, the sheep's head has been wandering overseas. It has also never appeared and has not been found yet."

Shenhou emerged from the other end.

"I am Shenhou. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the monkey head has been living overseas."

"In the 20s, China Poly Group bought it at Christie's auction house for HK$80 million, and it is now stored in the Poly Art Museum."

Youji appeared next to Weiyang, also in a translucent state.

"I am You Chicken. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was robbed and burned by the British and French allied forces, the chicken head has been wandering overseas, and I still don't know where I am now."

Gradually, a translucent Xugou appeared in midair.

This time the Xugou actor did not appear.

It was a Chinese who appeared on the stage.

"My name is Andy Zheng. In 2009, I lived in Front Royal, a mountain town in Virginia, USA. I bought a bronze statue of a dog head for $1000 at a thrift store a few months ago. Judging from the appearance, material and size, I think it is very likely to be 12 years old. A bronze statue of a dog's head among bronze statues of beast heads."

"The bronze statue of the dog's head is about 40 centimeters high, and the base is about 18 centimeters x 18 centimeters. This bronze statue weighs about 9.5 kilograms. Cracks, the bronze statue is generally intact. The water diversion hole can still be seen under the base, but the water outlet at the mouth of the dog's head is not obvious."

"At that time, the owner of the thrift store claimed that the bronze statue was consigned by others, the source was unknown, and the seller asked for $1000, nothing less."

"After careful consideration, I decided to buy it."

"It would be a good thing if the national treasure lost overseas can return to the motherland, but I have neither the financial resources nor the opportunity to verify the authenticity of the bronze statue of the dog head. I hope that cultural relic connoisseurs and collectors will pay more attention to it."

Haizhu finally arrived late.

"I am Haizhu. In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French forces, the pig's head has been floating overseas."

"In 1987, I was bought by a museum in the United States."

"In 2003, the famous entrepreneur Dr. Stanley Ho funded the acquisition, donated it to the Poly Art Museum for collection, and finally returned to the motherland."

The twelve animal heads reunited on the stage through holographic projection technology.

And the heads of snakes, sheep, chickens, and dogs that are still translucent and have not returned to the embrace of the motherland have been floating.

"One day we will go home."

"Will you wait for the day we come home?"

All other cultural relics in the museum replied together: "We are looking forward to the arrival of this day together."