Humiliation 1860

From October 6 to 19, 1860, the Chinese nation, already in the sea of ​​suffering, suffered another heavy blow. The Yuanmingyuan, the world-famous garden of the world, was looted and burned by the brutal aggressors. It can be said that this disaster is not only the Chinese nation, but also the world.

Someone joked with me: "Now go to Yuanmingyuan to see what it is."

I said, "You are not all right, and the humiliation that China has suffered in the past 100 years."

I have seen the restoration map of Yuanmingyuan. It is really magnificent and magnificent. The tall, majestic buildings rise up and reflect in the mirror-like water. Exotic flowers, exquisite stone carvings, and grand palaces are dazzling. It is no wonder that the British and French coalition forces would have such a looting.

Let's take a look at it now. A white marble jade carving stands alone like a mottled giant. The front is the site of the "Great Water Law". However, I can't imagine the majestic scene of that year. According to historical records, if the mouth of the fountain is all open, its sound can spread a few miles away, and the sound is like a flash flood. But now on the ruins, I can't hear the sound of the water. I only see the young grass in the early spring gradually cover up all this.

Sometimes I think, if I pay a high price and exchange all the looted artifacts, and in the face of these things, I sometimes want to smash them and smash the history they represent. However, I know that the history of humiliation is unbreakable and cannot be washed away. Then hang them high and display them in the museum. Let every visitor know the history of China’s humiliation and let everyone in the country curse those invaders indignantly. However, these are not the purpose of exhibiting them.

Hugo once said: "We Europeans are civilized people, Chinese people are barbarians in our view, but this is what civilization has done for barbarism." Hugo strongly condemned the crimes of the British and French coalition forces, but we also want Find the reason on your own. Many years ago, China closed its borders, did not communicate with the outside world, and its national strength was weakening. This led to the tragedy of the Yuanmingyuan.

Recalling the humiliation of 1860, facing the ruined Yuanmingyuan, as a patriotic Chinese, they will understand that they will be beaten behind.

The second day: Yuzong