Big figure, angular face, bright eyes. Zhang Xinkuan, the former deputy commander of a reserve antiaircraft artillery division in jinan military area command and a military collector, appeared in front of the author in such an image. After his busy work, he has been dealing with the long-standing Han Dynasty portrait bricks for decades, and has collected more than 1000 beautiful Han Dynasty portrait bricks. His collection experience is both sad and admirable. In the private museum "Hanhua Villa" funded by him and his wife, we also saw the poems written by General Zhang Wentai, the former political commissar of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army, who visited the "Hanhua Villa" three times last May and wrote for his old subordinate Zhang Xinkuan. They are: "carrying forward the tradition of military personnel and promoting the cause of Han painting" and "cultural relics are scarce, and Han portrait bricks are extremely rare, which condenses the essence of history. Every brick and a half is a treasure." And "Han brick has no intention of painting, telling the vicissitudes of life and leaving the original." Dragon, phoenix, tiger and leopard are like life, and cultural treasures are varied.
In recent years, Zhang Xinkuan's collection experience has been widely reported by more than ten news media in central and provincial cities, and now it is a household name. What really touched Zhang Xinkuan's sense of responsibility in the solicitation process was an old friend Zhang Fang (word: Boying) whom he had never met before. Zhang Fang was a soldier during the Revolution of 1911. In order to preserve the tombstones of the Tang Dynasty from being damaged, he collected more than 1000 tombstones of the Tang Dynasty and built them between the walls of tiemen town's houses in Xin 'an County, Luoyang. Mr. Zhang Taiyan personally named it "Qian Tang Zhi Zhai". It is precisely because of Mr. Zhang Fang's hobbies and efforts that more than a thousand tombstones in the Tang Dynasty have been safely preserved and passed down from generation to generation, and have been listed as provincial key cultural relics protection units. Zhang Fang became an example and strength for Zhang Xinkuan. As a contemporary soldier, facing the vast territory of ancient art, after visiting "Thousand Tang Zhi Zhai", Zhang Xinkuan felt more and more responsible. Now, Zhang Xinkuan, who has retired from the leadership position, has devoted himself to the study of China portrait bricks and the spread of China culture with his past hobbies. He once said with emotion: "The state allows treasures to be collected by the people. At that time, I was a soldier of the new era. I should do my best to protect cultural heritage. "