My travels can open treasure chests

Chapter 247 Collection
Han Qi seldom visits museums when he travels abroad, because he is not very interested in cultural relics. What he cherishes is the present, the scenery that exists at this moment.

But when I came to London, knowing that a large number of national treasures are preserved in this museum, few Chinese can resist visiting here once.

This is a constant reminder not to forget the history of your own country.

After spending money to rent an audio guide, Han Qi walked into the atrium of the museum. The British Museum is divided into several venues, including the Egyptian Museum, the Greco-Roman Museum, the West Asian Museum, the European Medieval Museum and the Oriental Art Museum.

Subdivided into China Pavilion, Island Pavilion, Korea Pavilion and so on.

Of course, Han Qi went to the Huaxia Pavilion first.

Like Han Qi, most of the people who went straight to the Huaxia Pavilion after entering the British Museum were Chinese. For people from European and American countries, they didn’t expect to see anything when they came here, so they all looked slowly in the direction.

Regardless of any external factors, the number of people going to the Egyptian Pavilion is the largest.

There were six or seven Chinese people who entered the museum in the same group as Han Qi, and they all went straight to the Huaxia Museum. On the way, someone said: "Finally, I can go and see the cultural relics we lost. Damn, it was closed when I came to England last time." Hall maintenance."

"Damn second devil."

This group of people are all from Huaxia. Although Han Qi is wearing a mask, he can still recognize his facial features.

A slightly older person said: "In fact, most of the cultural relics displayed here are not stolen by them, but sold by the prodigal old lady."

Before arriving at the Huaxia Pavilion, he popularized some knowledge with everyone.

In fact, everyone thinks that the Eight-Power Allied Forces robbed a lot of things back then, but more of it was the corruption of the Qing government. The prodigal old lady began to sell valuable treasures in order to celebrate her birthday and the treasury had no money.
Han Qi's history is not good enough, so he can't tell whether what the uncle said is true or just rumors.

He just thought that the old lady was a little outrageous. Why did all the disasters be caused by her birthday celebration?

It is said in the TV series that the people are living in dire straits because of her birthday celebration, and there are also stories about this in the movies, and there are also popular science videos that I occasionally saw on Bilibili but didn’t watch carefully... How can a person have so many birthdays to celebrate?
Anyway, now Han Qi no matter who hears the name of the old lady, he will think of birthday celebration.

If only I could associate like this when I was learning English, maybe I can choose another language from the language treasure box given by the system.

As soon as they entered the Huaxia Pavilion, everyone was overwhelmed by the things displayed inside.

My God, so many large collections.

Han Qi doesn't like to go to museums very much, but it doesn't mean that he hasn't been there once. On the contrary, sometimes when he travels and is bored in one place, he will go shopping in the streets, or buy clothes, or visit museums and so on.

So he knows what museums in general look like.

Most of them are various small pieces of cultural relics, slightly more exquisite, or larger and historically significant things, which are the treasures of a museum.

And when you enter the Huaxia Pavilion of the British Museum, everything you see can be called the treasure of the town hall.

Before Han Qi entered the Huaxia Pavilion, the Huaxia in his impression was only about 5000 years old, which is already a very long time, and these 5000 years alone can become one of the four ancient countries.But after entering, he discovered that China's history is more than 5000 years old.

There are even jade artifacts from more than 4000 BC here.

There are not many of these things in China, right?
Listening to the explanation, walking slowly, Han Qi saw a marble statue from 1400 years ago at the corner of the stairs.

There is a very famous marble statue in the world, which is Venus with Broken Arms collected in the Louvre Museum in France.The marble statue Han Qi saw here also has a broken arm. Her carving technique is not as open and closed as the Greek statues, which beautify the figure's figure and pay attention to perfection.

This Buddha statue looks more natural, and the close-fitting Buddha clothes have a natural feeling.

And it is very huge, about five or six meters high.

How did they ship this thing out to sea in the first place?

convenient?
There are also huge Ming Dynasty colored porcelain Maitreya Buddha statues, and a large number of Tang Sancai figures and mythical animals.This is the most perfectly preserved batch, which looks flawless at first glance, unlike the ones we preserve ourselves now, many of which are restored and then exhibited.

The exhibits in the Huaxia Pavilion are divided by age, from 5000 BC to the founding of Huaxia. The Chinese cultural relics he exhibited span the long history of the entire Chinese nation.

Han Qi likes some porcelain exhibits from the Song Dynasty very much, and the patterns drawn on them are very beautiful.

The Song Dynasty should be the most aesthetically pleasing dynasty in ancient times.

Going to the Ming Dynasty, Han Qi stood in front of an exhibit for a long time without continuing to walk down.

The authentic work of Tang Bohu.

"The West Mountain Thatched Cottage"

There are many exhibits. Han Qi can only see his exquisiteness. He knows that all the items here are very meaningful to China, but what he really understands is sculpture and painting. Every time he passes by, he sees these ancestor paintings placed in foreign countries , Han Qi felt a dull pain in his heart.

I am ashamed of my ancestors.

Tang Bohu may never have imagined that his works would be placed in museums in foreign countries.

In Chinese tradition and spirit, there is an idea that has never changed.

Fallen leaves return to their roots.

He can live abroad and stay in Norway with Ingrid in the future.But if you die, you definitely don't want to be buried abroad, because the roots of the Chinese people are in the land that owns the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

Of course, except for the second devil who was brainwashed by foreigners.

Later, I went to the Korea Pavilion and the Island Pavilion.

how to say……

The exhibits in the Korea Pavilion are hard to describe, most of them are porcelain, not as good as the porcelain in the Huaxia Pavilion.

Maybe something was brought from China and then brought here by the British.

And there are no cultural relics in North Korea.

There is a porcelain vase with pictures of city buildings on it.A metal medallion of a leader, two oil paintings.

The oil paintings have the feeling of the 60s in our country. One is a portrait of a steel worker, and the other is a few soldiers standing in the battle position in the tunnel prepared for World War I.Among them, the oil painting showing soldiers did not even have a simple frame.

Very shabby.

The things in the Island Pavilion are very similar to our Tang Dynasty culture.

Had lunch on the first floor, and continued to visit other venues, such as the stone statue of Easter Island in Chile; the blue skull of Aztec, etc. They even moved back the stone pillars of the Greek temple, which made Han Qi feel sad Still should laugh.

The British Loot House lives up to its name.

The Egyptian Pavilion felt like a hard-hit area. After entering, Han Qi found that the atmosphere here was heavier than that of the Huaxia Pavilion.

Even speaking has become cautious.

Han Qi heard a foreigner chatting with a friend.

"There are still a lot of mummies here. I have been to Egypt, and their own museums only have a small number of mummies, and they are very small. But look at these exhibited in the museum, wow, it is simply a local tyrant, big and small. all kinds of..."

He walked around here for a day, and when he came out, he looked back at this place that has preserved countless national treasures.

His gates are not in a grand square, or even on a sufficiently wide avenue.The exterior of the museum is an all-too-familiar Greek architectural style. The classical design restrains its brilliance, which is far less than the visual impact brought by Baroque and Gothic architecture.

But at this moment, he feels that the door leading to history should be naked and real.

He suddenly had no desire to continue traveling in England. After all, he had already been to most of the places that could be seen. The only regret was that he could not cross the Thames by boat.Perhaps because of the cynical personality in his heart, Han Qi packed up his things and left the UK that day.

Where did you go?
His next door, Ireland.

Han Qi was deeply impressed by the Irish tap dance troupe in the performance, and also by the Irish girls in gypsy clothes.I don't remember her as a person, but I remember that kind of clothing, that kind of elf-like temperament.

Of course, it would be great if I could find someone to teach me to tap dance this trip.

He was very envious of the upright figure of the tap dancer, who had the air of a soldier.

Ever since he got the free fighting skills from the system, Han Qi seldom stood upright. In case of danger, few people would be able to react immediately.So all his movements now seem to be very casual, and he always makes an attacking posture.

The soldier stood up straight because he held a steel gun in his hand and a small pistol pinned to his waist. Han Qi did not have such conditions.

Pack your luggage and return the rented sports car that has been used for a long time.

Han Qi likes to travel around by car a little bit, which can save a lot of time, and will not miss the scenery along the road, and can stop and take pictures at any time.

Rent another car when you arrive in Ireland.

It took less than an hour to fly from London to Ireland, and it felt like it landed right after takeoff. It was just enough time for the flight to get a meal on the plane, and it was too late to eat. This small plane began to lower its altitude and prepare to land at the airport in Dublin.

Dublin is the largest city in Ireland and the capital of Ireland.

Ireland is an island country that belonged to the British territory many years ago. After the independence of this nation, part of the island still belonged to the British. It is in the northern half of the island of Ireland, called Northern Ireland.

Dublin's airport has a very special place, he is that they do not have a bus from the airport to the city.

Han Qi had never encountered such a situation before. He searched for it for a long time before he got the news from a passenger who was about to board the plane.However, it was difficult to wait for a taxi. He stayed at the airport for half an hour before getting out.

The taxi took Han Qi to the nearest place where he could rent a car, and Han Qi still rented a sports car.

Last time it was a white BMW, today this is a red Maserati.

Driving a convertible sports car in summer is definitely more comfortable than driving an air-conditioned car. Han Qi now regrets why he didn't buy a convertible.Spent the same price as a sports car but bought a car with four seats and no convertible function.

But it was also for the convenience of the family.

Will buy another one later.

Racers are very obsessed with the performance of the vehicle. Even if the speed is not fast in the city, it is also a problem of the road, and the car must be good.

A developed city in Europe must have a very artistic river.

England has the Thames, and Dublin has the Liffey.

To be honest, the Liffey River looks much cleaner than the Thames River. Han Qi drove all the way and could see that there is a very humanized ladder not far from the river, maybe it is for the convenience of seagulls landing, or it is convenient People who accidentally fell into the water can go ashore.

But now it seems to be occupied by seagulls.

They are everywhere on the Liffey, and even if you don't follow the river, you can see them in the sky and hear their voices.

The houses by the river have an average of five or six floors, and the floors are not high.

Han Qi has seen too many European houses like this. He thinks it has something to do with the small population of the country. If they have hundreds of millions of people like Huaxia, they will probably have to push these buildings into dozens of floors. .

How else can we say that China's infrastructure is good?They were all forced out by people.

Seeing the Hilton Hotel, Han Qi turned the car into their parking lot.

If you live in a better hotel, you don't have to worry about parking. Someone will help you park your car, and even your luggage will be carried by you.

After opening the room, the waiter who helped Han Qi carry the things said, "Sir, your room is on the fourth floor. I'll take you up."

"Okay, hard work."

Han Qi followed him into the elevator.

The Hilton Hotel in Dublin looks fine, with a palatial dining room, currently full of people in suits and ties.Then there's the resplendent lobby, and the apparently new luxury elevators.

He was very impressed with the hotel he stayed in London for the first two days. It was the kind of old sliding door elevator, but it was actually very new. It was made old on purpose, which matched the overall old style of London.

A good hotel, whether it is the exterior decoration or the interior interior, is in line with the local environment.

After entering the elevator, Han Qi asked the waiter, "What is the name of the street in front of the hotel?"

When he came here, he always walked along this road. After seeing the scenery along the way, it was not bad. There were even many painters sitting on the bridge sketching in the afterglow of the sunset, which was a beautiful scene.

"It's called Halfpenny Street, sir." He also introduced some other news to Han Qi.

"The opposite of the Liffey River is our City Hall. Famous attractions such as the Royal Chapel, Dublin Castle, etc. are behind the City Hall, very close to the hotel, and it only takes 10 minutes to walk across the bridge in front."

"yes."

Han Qi nodded, and decided not to eat at the hotel tonight. Since the scenic spots are so close, it's good to go for a walk.

The time on the watch is seven o'clock in the evening in Dublin, and the sky didn't get dark until Han Qi came to the hotel. Now I can go out to see the night view of Dublin.

The dinner time in the UK is about an hour later than in China. Most people in China have dinner at six o'clock in the evening, while the dinner time in Dublin is now, around seven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)