It's too late to argue now. A few lines from a young man in contemporary China came to my mind, which he wrote to Lord Elgin who burned the Yuanmingyuan: I hate that I didn't live a century earlier so that I could stand in front of you in the dark castle. Either I pick up the white gloves you dropped, or you catch the sword I threw, or you and I each ride a war horse, leave the handsome flag that covers the sun, and leave the winning or losing battle like a cloud at the gate.
Also found that the original poem is as follows:
Xiaohua, a contemporary young poet in China, composed a poem entitled "A China soldier in Yuanmingyuan", "May you be reborn as a soldier-dedicated to Lord Elgin".
I want you to be a soldier again.
-To Lord Elgin
Xiaohua
I admire you.
-Lord Elgin
How dare you issue such an order?
Put Kyoto in the ancient East.
Throw it into the raging fire
Bury your name in every scorched earth.
Weeds grow older every year.
I don't admire you
-Lord Elgin
You have no competition at all.
A hero who has made great achievements without an opponent.
More humiliating than the loser in the battle.
Burn a garden without resistance
Trample on a dead land
This is what children's hands can do.
Why use soldiers' physical strength?
But after all, with your achievements,
Leave it to your descendants.
Enough to chew eternal fame at the dinner table.
Give your country a yellow chronicle.
A proud page embedded with shining flames
I hate it.
Hate that I wasn't born a century earlier.
So I can stand in front of you
A gloomy castle
A field with morning dew.
Either I pick up the white gloves you left behind.
Either you catch the sword I threw.
Why don't you and I each ride a horse?
Stay away from the handsome flag that covers the sun
Leaving the war is like a cloud.
Win or lose.
I'd rather
You were reborn as a soldier.
Of course, I will never use atomic weapons.
Yes, your single-shot rifle
Just like you used heavy artillery to destroy cold weapons.
I hope you are.
Well-equipped and well-trained soldiers
You will be satisfied.
Your opponent is no longer a brave and stupid monk.
here
I want to remind the world.
Since our generation,
China will no longer give soldiers from any country.
Provide opportunities for creating honor and meritorious service.