Where the dragon head, snake head, sheep head, chicken head and dog head go.

The whereabouts of the dragon head, snake head, sheep head, chicken head and dog head are unknown.

The bronze statue of the animal head of the zodiac in Yuanmingyuan was originally a part of the fountain outside Haiyan Hall in Yuanmingyuan, and it was a bronze statue of the Qing Dynasty. 1860, the British and French allied forces invaded China and burned Yuanmingyuan, and the bronze statue of the animal head began to be lost overseas.

By the end of June, 5438+February, 2020, Poly Art Museum had collected five kinds of bronze animal heads, including cattle, tigers, monkeys, pigs and horses, and China National Museum had collected rats and rabbits.

Cattle, rats, tigers, monkeys, pigs and horses were rescued by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively and collected in Poly Art Museum.

On April 26th, 20 13, the rabbit head and mouse head were donated to China by Fran?ois Henri Pinault, the chairman of French PPR group. Five pieces, such as the head of a snake, the head of a sheep, the head of a chicken, the head of a dog and the head of a faucet, are still missing.

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Twelve bronze statues of animal heads were designed by Italian court painter Lang Shining in Qing Dynasty and made by craftsmen in Qing Dynasty. They are artistic treasures that show the blending of Chinese and western cultures, and have extremely high artistic value and appreciation value in the world.

The fountains are named "Hydraulic Clock" and "12 Zodiac Time Fountain". The heads of 12 in the Zodiac image are arranged on both sides of the fountain in a figure of eight, with rats, silver tigers, dragons, afternoon horses, monkeys and dogs in the south and ugly cows, rabbits and snakes in the north.

12 The bronze statue of the Chinese zodiac will spray water in turn every day, and the corresponding animals will spray water for two hours every hour. At noon 12, 12, the bronze statue of the animal head of the zodiac was sprayed with water at the same time, and the scene was spectacular.

Baidu Encyclopedia —— Bronze statue of the animal head of the 12 Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan