It became the composition material of the unified entrance examination for colleges and universities in Jiangxi Province in 2009.
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On March 25, 2009, under the strong opposition of Chinese people, Christie's auction house still auctioned the bronze statue of the rabbit's head and mouse's head illegally lost in Yuanmingyuan in Paris. Cai Mingchao, general manager of an art company, took these two cultural relics at a high price. But afterwards, he refused to pay, which led to a bad auction. In this regard, public opinion is in an uproar. Some people call it a national hero, some people think it is a malicious violation, and some people think ... What do you think of Cai Mingchao's behavior? Please write an article based on this.
Requirements: (1) You must write an argumentative paper. (2) the topic is self-drawn. (3) self-determination. (4) The written content must be consistent with the given materials. (5) Not less than 800 words. (6) Do not copy or copy.
(Note: There is a mistake in the time in the composition. It should be February 25th, 2009. In order to keep the original title, no changes are made. )
Be hotly debated by the candidates.
In the examination paper, some candidates praised Cai Mingchao's patriotic behavior, which was the pride of the nation, which hit the arrogance of the invaders and was a national hero. Some candidates think his method is not good.
Public opinion evaluation (part from the composition of Jiangxi college entrance examination in 2009)
1. "Rejecting the second looting" Christie's auction of China's national treasures is shameless and an open "second looting". Cai Mingchao outsmarted Christie's plot, and his refusal was the awakening of the Chinese nation. Once upon a time, people claimed to be in China, and those who came did not refuse, and those who left did not stop them. When Britain and France easily plundered tens of thousands of cultural relics that were very difficult to collect, who dared to stand up and refuse and say "no" in the face of their plunder? We only heard an imperial edict from Cixi-"Measure China's material resources and make the country peaceful". Today, however, in the face of plunder of the same nature and relying on a stronger motherland, no one stands up and says "no". Stanley Ho, the gambling king of Macao, spent a huge sum of money to buy the horse's head. It was originally a patriotic act, but it encouraged the greed of the descendants of the British and French aggressors in the wrong way. 100,000, not much, 1 million, not much, 10 million, still not enough to fill their blood. This is the evil result of connivance, and this is the sorrow without strict rejection. Fortunately, Cai Mingchao is different from Mr. Stanley Ho, the mysterious bidder. When the evil auction came to an end, when the manager of the auction house was secretly pleased, just like their ancestors' dirty mentality when they plundered this treasure, they were just like predators, waiting for the prey to appear, and they were weaving a grandiose "second plunder". It can be seen that the awakening of the nation is an inevitable torrent. Once it is ejected, any sinister abacus will not help. Cai Mingchao is the leader of national awakening. He dared to attack those illegal acts in an appropriate way, and he skillfully stopped this mighty "second looting" with the voice of refusal. Cai Mingchao's refusal is far more than defending the dignity of national treasure in a humiliating country. It is far more than just giving the Chinese people a bad breath and giving a serious warning to the "second looters" headed by Christie's. His refusal promoted the country's new awakening in cultural relics protection. Today, our motherland is stronger and our strength is accumulating. A hundred years of national humiliation cannot be erased by war alone, nor can the cultural protection of the motherland be defended by money. It needs new understanding and new means. We should say "no" forcefully to those who harm China's interests in disguise. The Yuanmingyuan fire is still fresh in my memory, and Christie's auction is in shock. Open arrest, secret arrest. The blood of martyrs is still burning in our hearts, the war has disappeared and the fighting continues. When the future "second grab" appears again, we should say "no" in unison.
2. Applause for Mr. Cai
At the auction held in France, Mr. Cai Mingchao photographed the cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan-rabbit head and mouse head, but refused to pay. Some people think this is a farce, but I want to applaud Mr. Cai. This behavior of Mr. Cai is undoubtedly a sign of patriotism. In recent years, with the help of some patriots and enterprises, the bull's head, the monkey's head, the tiger's head, the pig's head and the horse's head in Yuanmingyuan cultural relics have "returned to their hometowns". Do rabbit heads and rat heads also need a lot of money to redeem them? Mr Cai is a citizen, but he said no, "As a China person, we should stand up and let our voices be heard. I'm not paying. Under the circumstances at that time, everyone in China would stand up and I just did my duty. " Based on the sense of responsibility and patriotism of a China person, Mr. Cai speaks on behalf of all patriots in China. His feelings are obvious, and his justice is commendable. This behavior of Mr. Cai is a patriotic expression of wisdom. He refused to pay, because the bronze statues of rat head and rabbit head auctioned by Christie's auction house in Paris, France, were illegally lost from Yuanmingyuan and did not have the legitimacy of the auction. 1860 The bronze statue of the animal head of the Yuanmingyuan Zodiac, which was snatched from Yuanmingyuan by the British and French allied forces, has become a lingering shame and pain in the hearts of everyone in China. The bronze statues of the mouse head and the rabbit head are evidence of the invasion of China by western powers. The people of China will never forget that the British and French allied forces set fire to Yuanmingyuan, which lasted for three days. A world's largest museum, a treasure house with numerous historical classics and rich historical relics, and a royal garden representing China's architectural art and cultural model were all set on fire, and millions of treasures and artworks were looted. China has indisputable ownership of these precious cultural relics, which should be returned to China. Auction of cultural relics illegally plundered in the war not only hurts the feelings of the people in China, but also damages the cultural rights and interests of the people in China, and also violates relevant international conventions. Obviously, Mr. Cai's refusal to pay the funds is legal and makes reasonable use of the auction rules. Mr. Cai used his wisdom to safeguard the dignity of a China people and the motherland, and let the world relive the evil history of a hundred years ago, and once again saw the faces of "two robbers" as Hugo said. Applause for Teacher Cai, for this patriotism and childlike innocence, for this calm wisdom. Let's cheer for Mr. Cai! I hope that more and more people in China can maintain a patriotic heart like Teacher Cai and use their wisdom to safeguard the dignity of the motherland in the international community!
3. What do you think of Cai Mingchao's behavior?
What should the auction of animal heads awaken?
Christie's, an international art auction giant, held a special auction of "Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berger Collection" at the Grand Palais in Paris, France from February 23 to 25, 2009. The auction items include 1860 bronze statues of rat heads and rabbit heads looted by British and French allied forces from Yuanmingyuan for many years. The auction value of the two items is 8 million to/kloc-0.0 million euros respectively, with a total price of 200 million yuan. Cai Mingchao, a private collector in Xiamen, won the bid for 3 1.49 million euros, and later claimed that he could not pay it. Some people on the Internet accused Christie's in France of auctioning bronze statues of animal heads as immoral and illegal. This is a very professional question, and I have no ability to comment. Some people on the Internet say that Cai Mingchao has a patriotic heart, but he has no patriotic strength. Others say that Cai Mingchao is a hooligan, and his words are not his words, which is a disgrace to China people. Others say that this is Cai Mingchao's hype with some people with ulterior motives. It's hard to tell right from wrong, and I can't comment. I just want to say, "What should the auction of animal heads awaken people?"
The bronze animal heads in this auction are two of the twelve bronze animal heads. These twelve bronze animal heads correspond to the animals in the legend of the Chinese Zodiac in ancient China. They are the symbols of ancient culture in China and the wisdom and extraordinary creativity of ancient people in China. /kloc-at the end of 0/9, the armies of eight world powers invaded Beijing and burned the Yuanmingyuan, a world architectural miracle. Subsequently, twelve bronze animal heads placed in Yuanmingyuan were scattered all over the world. Two of them were auctioned, which opened the scars of China people and revealed the historical fact that China was bullied and plundered by Eight-Nation Alliance more than 65,438+000 years ago. Then why was China bullied and plundered? Because, our once glorious civilization and strong national strength, under the policy of feudal rulers' closed doors, arrogance and lack of progress, we implemented the feudal imperial examination education system. Compared with the excavation of western science, culture and technology, our country will be beaten if it is backward, isolated and backward. In human history, it is inevitable that isolation will have no status.
In view of the auction of the two animal heads, it can be seen from the comments of online netizens that our citizens are angry and strongly demand that the two animal heads go home and return to the embrace of the motherland. By paying attention to the auction process of these two animal heads, let's re-examine the shameful history in the past and the history of China people's indomitable and brave struggle for liberation for 65,438+000 years. 65, 438+0949, 65, 438+00, 65, 438+0, People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded, and the people of China led by the * * * production party stood up again. Over the past 30 years of reform and opening up, our comprehensive national strength has been further enhanced. We should bear in mind that closing the country to the outside world will lead to backwardness and beatings, and reform and opening up can only seek development; Foolish education will be bullied and conquered, and the development of science education can truly enhance national strength. Plant trees for ten years and educate people for a hundred years. We must give priority to developing science education and reforming the political and economic system.
Up to now, the 30-year reform and opening-up policy has greatly improved the living standards of our people and made great economic achievements. However, some people are complacent and pursue material enjoyment and high consumption. Many people forget history, our suffering and humiliation, corruption and the disasters of the country and people. We will hear about it from time to time. Death in happiness, born in sorrow, is a historical alarm, and we should always sound the alarm!
Although we failed to let the animal heads return to the motherland in a reasonable and legal way through the auction of animal heads, in the future, on the day when the Chinese nation is revived and its national strength is very strong, we can not only welcome back the treasures scattered around the world, but also create more rare treasures and protect them forever. The auction of animal heads will definitely remind us that the past is not forgotten, and the future is a teacher. The sufferings and humiliation suffered by our predecessors must not be repeated in our descendants. With the efforts of the whole nation, it is our unshirkable historical mission to develop science education and enhance comprehensive national strength! The Chinese nation will always stand among the nations of the world and write a new chapter for the development of all mankind and our lovely earth!