Problem description:
During the Second Opium War, what national treasures did the British and French allied forces take from China?
Analysis:
According to incomplete statistics, more than one million pieces of China cultural relics, including bronzes, porcelain, calligraphy and painting antiques, are collected in more than 200 museums in 47 countries, many of which were looted during the Second Opium War. 1860 After the looting by the British and French allied forces, more than 65,438+10,000 pure gold, silver-plated, jade carving and bronze Buddha statues in Yuanmingyuan were all lost. The "Four Ku Quanshu" collected in Yuanmingyuan, bronzes, ancient books and celebrity calligraphy and painting in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, have all been lost. China Museum of Cultural Relics is specially built in Fontainebleau Palace to collect the treasures of Yuanmingyuan.