From the Island Owner to the King

"...It is understood that so far, Chen Rui has written a check of more than 3 billion US dollars, equivalent to nearly 20 billion yuan, in auction houses, antique shops, international art trading markets, private collectors, Antique dealers and private individuals who have Chinese cultural relics have acquired more than 3,000 Chinese cultural relics, each of which is the best of the best, and most of the more than 3,000 Chinese cultural relics are calligraphy, painting, and porcelain... ” reported the Southern Metropolis Daily.

"There is an acquisition team of more than 100 Chinese cultural relic appraisal experts, cultural relic value assessment experts, legal experts, negotiators, bidding experts and other experts to serve him and assist him in the acquisition of Chinese cultural relics." The Washington Post reported.

"The purpose of acquiring Chinese cultural relics was to enrich his museum, the China Pavilion. The release of the movie "I Am an Adventurer's Lucky Star" and "Blue Blooded Man" brought him more than $4 billion in revenue, apparently He has enough money to complete the acquisition," The New York Times reported.

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'Mr. Zhao', 'Mr. Ma', 'Mr. John' waving the ever-expending Amex Bank, Swiss bank cheques in the Chinese antique circle, the international art market to buy Chinese cultural relics, just like the local tyrants sweeping the shopping street same goods.

Every day, newspapers, media, and news websites report that 'Mr. Zhao', 'Mr. Ma', and 'Mr. John' were sold at Sotheby's and Christie's for millions of dollars and millions of dollars. A painting by a famous artist, a famous card sticker.

A Yuanmingyuan National Treasure, a Chinese cultural relic lost overseas during the Anti-Japanese War, was acquired by 'Mr. Zhao', 'Mr. Ma' and 'Mr. John'.

Wait for news.

March 17.

The British "Daily Telegraph" once again broke a blockbuster news.

Chen Rui has a very public deal with the famous British museum "Victoria and Albert Museum".

The deal was approved by the British government, the government and the British royal family.

Chen Rui included 2 paintings by Van Gogh and 2 paintings by Picasso. 1 Chagall painting, 2 Paul Cezanne paintings, 47 European oil paintings, sketches, exchanged to 379 Chinese calligraphy paintings and 201 Chinese porcelains that have not been publicly exhibited in the 'Victoria and Albert Museum' . 47 pieces of jade, 51 pieces of bronze, several pieces of architectural art in Yuanmingyuan, etc.

These things all come from the Yuanmingyuan, a collection of the Qing Dynasty royal family.

The British army dedicated part of the looted Yuanmingyuan cultural relics to Queen Victoria at that time.

The number is very large.

Queen Victoria put part of it in the 'Victoria and Albert Museum' named after her and her husband, Prince Albert.

Part of the Yuanmingyuan relics collected in the Victoria and Albert Museum have been exhibited in the museum.

Some have never been shown publicly.

The Chinese Yuanmingyuan relics exchanged for 47 famous European paintings came from a section that has not been publicly exhibited.

Yuanmingyuan cultural relics. Collection of the Qing Dynasty royal family.

Needless to say, excellent quality.

These include the more famous white marble stone fish, Anyou Palace Huabiao, Lanting Stele, Emperor Qianlong's imperial armor, and Qianlong portrait. The treasure of Qianlong Jiuzhou Qing'an (Yan), the outstanding painter of the Song Dynasty, Ma Yuan painted "Two Erons in Search of the Beach", "Four Scenes", the earliest version of the Paramita, and the Jiajing copy of "Yongle Encyclopedia" in 4 volumes.

In addition, there are calligraphy paintings, jade ware, and porcelain wares of famous people of all dynasties. Copper furnace, lacquer box, enamel, crystal, etc.

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The news broke by the British "Daily Telegraph" spread to China, causing a great shock in the domestic cultural relics circle in China.

on the Internet. The news media also caused a lot of heated discussion among netizens and ordinary people.

Because of the humiliating history of being invaded and political reasons, the cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan are endowed with other values ​​besides artistic value.

Of course, there are also international antique dealers who use the feelings of the Chinese to hype the cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan.

But no one can deny a fact.

Yuanmingyuan cultural relics can be sold for sky-high prices.

Every time Yuanmingyuan cultural relics appear at auction, they can fetch very high prices. far beyond its artistic value.

For example, the most famous bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animals in Yuanmingyuan.

And the long-necked gourd bottle with the "Longevity Continuity" picture, which sold for 220 million at the Forbes auction house in Xiangjiang.

A 111 million yuan cloisonné enamel double-crane incense burner made by Emperor Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty was sold at Christie's in Hong Kong.

These two are the lost cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan.

this time. More than 600 Yuanmingyuan cultural relics appeared directly.

If you don't consider the hype factor, the white marble turns tail stone fish. The artistic value of each piece of Anyougong Huabiao and Lanting Stele is higher than that of the 12 zodiac animal heads.

Needless to say, the four volumes of the Jiajing copy of the Yongle Dadian, and the earliest version of the Paramita, are regarded as treasures by the academic circles because of their important documentary value.

More than 600 pieces of Yuanmingyuan cultural relics belonged to Chen Rui, which directly shook the domestic cultural relic circle and caused a lot of heated discussions.

In addition to the heated discussions, the whereabouts of these more than 600 Yuanmingyuan cultural relics have become the focus of many Chinese people.

Will it be donated to China?

Or collected in the China Pavilion of the Tortuga Island Museum.

The Chinese cultural relics community has already taken action and flew to Tortuga Island to win over Chen Rui.

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Chunhui Hall in Runyuan.

Chunhui means the sunshine of spring.

Chunhui Hall is the most important building in Run Garden and one of the essence buildings in Run Garden.

Chunhui Hall is surrounded by mountains and rivers, pavilions and pavilions.

Next to Chunhui Hall is a very large lotus pond that covers an area of ​​tens of acres. It is early spring, the lotus leaves have exposed sharp corners, dragonflies have long been standing on the branches, and carp are playing under the water.  … .. On the edge of the lotus pond, a row of willow trees has been planted, and the willow trees have opened leaf buds.

Coupled with the warm spring sun.

Gives a strong spring vibe.

Chunhui Hall and the lotus pond next to it, pavilions, wooden bridges, and pagodas are called the "Little Jiangnan of the Caribbean Sea" by the Chinese who travel to Tortuga Island.

Bern Hakan met Chen Rui in Chunhui Hall under the introduction of Earl Hill.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Earl Hill greeted Chen Rui with a smile.

"Hello, Earl Hill."

"Let me introduce, Bern Hakan, Director of the European Painting and Art Department of the Louvre Museum in France." Count Hill introduced the middle-aged man beside Chen Rui.

"Hello, Mr. Berne."

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

After the guest set is turned over.

"Drink tea, or coffee." Chen Rui said.

"Tea."

Chen Rui ordered the waiter to serve three cups of tea.

The fragrance of tea is overflowing, and the room is full of fragrance. (To be continued)