How many ancient books have been lost?

As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has a cultural heritage of more than 5,000 years, and the accumulation of history has given China countless treasures. 1840 the opium war coveted its possession, which opened the door for China to lose its treasure? The road to tragedy? . According to the statistics of China Cultural Relics Society, since the Opium War, 65,438+/kloc-0.1 billion pieces of cultural relics in China have been lost to Europe, America, Japan, Southeast Asia and other countries. The outflow of cultural relics covers almost all kinds of cultural relics, including calligraphy, painting, bronzes, jade, ceramics, sculpture, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, classics, lacquerware, silk and other treasures. Driven by war, plunder, theft and economic interests, China's cultural relics were stolen.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Sleeping in Xiaoxiang was written by Li, a fellow villager. Thick ink successfully showed the subtle light and shade of the atmosphere, and its technique was delicate and exquisite, which was once deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong. Now it is stored in Tokyo National Museum, which is called the national treasure of Japan.

Shang bronze ware "Man-eating Tiger". It looks strange. The tiger opened his mouth to eat the child, and the child's frightened eyes were vividly portrayed, but the two formed a circle, and the child's feet stood on the tiger's feet, which was quite harmonious.

During the Warring States Period in the 5th century BC. This belongs to the bronze musical instrument of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There is a folk saying that a dragon gives birth to nine sons. Jiao and Guo are both sons of the dragon. Ruler is one of the bronze patterns. Now it's in the Tokyo Museum.

By the time I saw this picture, the cultural relics had already wandered in other countries, all of which were the treasures of the world and the pride of our historical civilization. Regrettably, the days of recovery are still far away, and it is really difficult. In addition to these unknown treasures, there are more unknown cultural relics lost, and more have been seriously damaged, destroyed or hidden underground for trading. I don't know when I will return to the motherland. In addition to lamenting these lost cultural relics, we should also remind ourselves that history will never repeat itself and national humiliation will always be remembered in our hearts.

Many cultural relics lost overseas in China are collected by different countries. Go home? There is still a long way to go. The loss of cultural relics in cultural relics paintings, local chronicles and ancient books is the largest in the United States. ? There are more than 1200 flyer museums in Washington. The Library of Congress has more than 4,000 kinds of local chronicles. There are more than 3,000 rare books and 2,000 genealogies in the United States.

Porcelain cultural relics are best preserved in Jimei Museum in France. From the earliest primitive porcelain in China to the blue and white porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are many kinds of famous kiln porcelain, most of which are fine. Japan has the largest collection of Oracle bones, with more than 30,000 pieces of Oracle bones lost overseas and nearly1.3,000 pieces in Japan. At present, there are 20,000 Dunhuang treasures in China, and the rest are scattered in foreign libraries and research institutes. British Library13,700, Paris Library, France, 6,000, Asian Ethnic Studies in St. Petersburg, Russia12,000, and British Indian Office Library, nearly 2,000. Japan, South Korea, the United States and Sweden also have collections. China Cultural Relics Difficult? Go home? Because there are many kinds of cultural relics scattered overseas for a long time.