I didn't know how powerful Britain was until I went to the British Museum, and I felt that I had robbed the world.

No matter where I go, the local museum is a must for my little sister, because in my opinion, it is the most convenient way to understand the human history and species style of each place. In your trip to England, you can't miss the world-famous British Museum.

The British Museum, also known as the British Museum, is the oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum in the world and one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. As a museum, it is famous because there are enough collections and rich varieties, which are rare in the world.

In the British Museum, there are nearly 8 million precious cultural relics and paintings from all over the world. The most precious ones include the Rosetta stone unearthed in Egypt, which is the key to deciphering the 4000-year history of ancient Egypt and Egypt. Including the earliest China silk painting in Yuanmingyuan, China-a copy of "A Picture of Women's History" by Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Dunhuang murals that have been chiseled down; Including the most elite "Three Fates" sculpture in the Parthenon of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and the famous female portrait column on the balcony of Erechtheion Temple dedicated to many ancient Greek gods. Most of these priceless treasures, which can't even be measured by wealth, were plundered by Britain in the wars from18th century to19th century. At that time, the "imperial army" swept the world, creating today's "trophy" treasure house.

My darling has just been to Egypt and Greece a few years ago, and is regarded as a national treasure in the Egyptian museum, but it is a replica of the Rosetta stone on display; In the Acropolis, the statue column of the female statue of Kaliyate, which was restored with replicas, and the Parthenon, which was hollowed out with only one shell. Of course, the Yuanmingyuan, which is in the same city, is the most familiar to my wife. The ruins that have been looted record that unforgettable past. These precious historical relics are constantly being recovered from Britain, and Greece even does not hesitate to influence the diplomacy between the two countries, but they have all been rejected by successive British governments. Today, we will see all these things in the British Museum. Well, in order to face a better future, my dear will face history today.

The British Museum, which is as famous as the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is located in Russell Square, north of New Oxford Street in central London. But this square is really small and looks very low-key. When we went, the iron gate that entered the door didn't open from the middle, only a small door was open. If there is not a low-key famous brand on the thick pillar next to the iron gate, indicating that this is indeed the "British Museum", maybe I will think that this is just a gallery or an ordinary museum.

Through the small iron gate, there is a feeling of awe. Two rows 16 of huge Ionian columns support the main entrance of the museum, and the gods holding instruments in the triangular gables are lifelike. The color of the ancient original stone makes the whole museum look more magnificent and vicissitudes in the rain and fog, and the heavy historical atmosphere is coming.

The establishment of the British Museum originated from the last wish of Sir hans sloane (1660–1753), who collected more than 7 1000 treasures in his life. In order to keep the collection intact after his death, he gave all the collections to King George II. The state accepted his inheritance and gave his successor 20,000 pounds. 1On June 7th, 753, an act of Parliament approved the establishment of the British National Museum. The British National Museum was officially opened to the public on 1759 65438+ 10/5. It is also the location of today's museum, but it is a17th century building-the ancient house of Monta. Since then, all "eager to learn" can enter for free and continue to this day.

Climb up the steps carefully, put away your umbrella and go through the gate behind the Roman column. The glass dome hall with mesh structure makes your eyes shine. This is the grand court of the museum and the largest covered square in Europe. The top is made up of 1656 pieces of glass with strange shapes. The transparent dome separates the rainy outside, and the heavy feeling just swept away, replaced by a spacious and lively modern rhythm. The white round room in the middle of the hall is said to be the place where the famous Marx wrote Das Kapital. There is an information desk on the right, distributing the plan of the museum. Free in black and white, 2 kg in color. You can get a voice guide on the left, and a "portable Chinese narrator" in many languages including Chinese for 5 pounds, which can not only tell the story behind each exhibit in detail, but also help tourists with short time to plan a most distinctive tour route.

At present, the British Museum is mainly divided into: the Ancient Greece and Rome Pavilion, the Ancient Egypt Pavilion, the Asia Pavilion, the Middle East Pavilion, the Europe Pavilion, the America Pavilion, the Theme Pavilion and the Mobile Exhibition. Each area will divide the exhibits according to different periods or regions. Due to the limitation of space, not all the collections can be exhibited, except some famous ones which are exhibited regularly, others will be exchanged by the museum, so if friends who read this book find that the exhibits they see are different from those written by the young lady, that is the reason. But in fact, many priceless treasures are almost never exhibited, so friends who are going will follow suit.

Among many pavilions, Egypt Pavilion, Greek Pavilion and China District are the most sought after, because all the treasures of the British Museum are in these pavilions, especially the Rosetta Stone on the first floor of Egypt Pavilion.

The Rosetta Stone, carved in BC 196, is considered to be the key to deciphering the ancient Egyptian language and Egypt's 4000-year history. The stone tablet is engraved with three language versions of the same imperial edict from top to bottom. At the top, there are 14 lines of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics (also known as sacred relics, representing the words dedicated to the gods). The beginning and end of the sentence are missing. There are 32 lines of Egyptian cursive script in the middle (also known as secular script, which was used by Egyptian civilians at that time), which is an Egyptian papyrus document. Then there are 54 lines of ancient Greek (representing the language of the rulers, because Egypt had surrendered to the Alexander Empire of Greece at that time, and the rulers from Greece demanded that all such documents in the territory under their rule need to be translated into Greek), and finally half of them are incomplete. This gives modern archaeologists an opportunity to interpret the meaning and structure of Egyptian hieroglyphs that have been lost for more than a thousand years after comparing the contents of various language versions, which has become an important milestone in the study of ancient Egyptian history today, and stone tablets have therefore become well-deserved treasures of museums.

The Rosetta Stone was first discovered by the French army and exiled to Britain after the Anglo-French War. Up to now, the inscription on the stone tablet still says "British loot". Therefore, Egypt has repeatedly negotiated with the British government for a refund.

In addition to this huge treasure that has cracked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphics, the huge granite head of Ramses II, one of the most important pharaohs in Egyptian history, is also displayed on the high platform. Ramses II was a Pharaoh of the first 19 dynasty in ancient Egypt and one of the most famous and important pharaohs in Egypt. Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt during his reign. His Greek name is Ozymandias. When Shelley, a famous English writer and poet, saw this statue, he wrote the famous Ozymandias.

The exhibition hall of the same name in the British Museum will be distributed on different floors according to different types. Mummies thousands of years older than the Mawangdui female corpse were placed in the Egyptian Pavilion on the fourth floor, and more than a dozen mummies on display were only part of the collection. In addition, there are a large number of tens of thousands of collections over 5,000 years old. These "contributions" are attributed to Lord Nelson, commander-in-chief of the British navy in the19th century, who seized most of the treasures of ancient Egypt from Napoleon's army in France. Today, the British Museum has the largest collection of Egyptian cultural relics outside Egypt. Think about these huge and heavy collections across the ocean at that time, which shows that Britain's maritime ability at that time was really strong.

With the desire to see the true contents of Tang Bohu's Xishan Caotang and Gu Kaizhi's Essays on Women's History, we came to Hall 33 on the second floor, where most of China's cultural relics are displayed. China's cultural relics are also regarded as one of the most important collections by the British Museum, with more than 23,000 pieces covering the whole art category in China. Ancient stone tools, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Buddhist scriptures in Wei and Jin Dynasties, paintings and calligraphy in Tang and Song Dynasties, porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties and other national treasures that mark the peak of various cultures in China history can be seen here. Many cultural relics are peerless treasures.

My love lingers in the deepest huge Dunhuang murals. To my shame, I haven't been to Dunhuang yet, but I saw the treasure I've been dreaming of for a long time in England. The painted murals are still colorful, but the painful cuts are clearly visible. I don't know how many sentient beings the three kind-hearted bodhisattvas have spent here.

We haven't seen Xishan Caotang and a history of women. It is said that only super experts have a chance to feast their eyes now, or they will have to wait for their personality to explode to catch up with the rare time of the year, but we met a crying and laughing thing in China Exhibition Hall. In the important exhibition hall of the British Museum, there is always a small table for visitors to touch individual cultural relics. There are certainly many such important pavilions in China. There are several small jade ornaments on the table here, and an old English lady is sitting behind. Curious tourists can play with it directly in their hands, and the old lady will enthusiastically explain the story of each small exhibit to tourists.

We thought it was an imitation at first, but it was actually just put here for tourists to experience. After asking, I realized that they were all genuine. The old lady didn't realize that we were from China. She spoke seriously about the mandarin duck carving we were holding. At first, she praised the jade painting and exquisite carving. Then she began to tell us the meaning of Yuanyang in China, saying that Yuanyang is a bird representing love in China. This sculpture is a gift of love between lovers and a symbol of China's love. I really want to say, please give my baby back to me.

When I visited the Erechtheion Temple in Greece, I was deeply attracted by the elegant fake female portrait column on its balcony, so I spent a lot of time in the Greek exhibition hall during my visit to the British Museum. Although there was no portrait of Mrs. Calliat's portrait, I was completely shocked by one of the exhibits: an ancient aristocratic cemetery was looted and displayed as a whole, literally, a whole temple! In contrast, if we don't compare the value, the Ramses II in Egypt, the obelisk and our murals in Dunhuang are all dwarfed by the size alone.

You can see that the temple was demolished and brought back, but the statue on the gravel is still alive. Greece has also claimed compensation from Britain many times, but the British replied with the thinking of robbers: "I left them in Britain to better protect them."

In front of an unearthed mummy, a group of local primary school students sat on the floor, facing imitations seriously, including white-skinned, black-skinned and children dressed in Islamic costumes. There is no fear in everyone's eyes. Westerners and orientals do have different understandings and feelings about life and death from childhood.

The British Museum is really big, with so many collections that it is impossible to read it carefully even if it takes a day. Besides appreciating the collections here, it will also bring us many different experiences and insights, and even inspire us to forge ahead.

Advice to the British Museum:

Opening hours: weekdays 10:00- 17:30, Fridays 10:00-20:30.

Be sure to come as early as possible and visit before the tour group allows, otherwise the important exhibits will be packed.

Ticket price: free; If you need a trip to China, 5 pounds/piece; If the deposit package is 1.5/ piece; The black-and-white scheme is free, and the color scheme is 2 kg/piece.

Transportation:

Take Piccadilly Line or Central Line, get off at holborn and walk about 500 meters. Take the North Line or Central Line, get off at Tottenham Court Road Station and walk for about 500 meters.

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