Hugo's evaluation of Yuanmingyuan:

In a corner of the earth, there is a magical world, which is called the Summer Palace. There are two factors that lay the foundation of art, namely, the rationality of European art and the imagination of oriental art. In the art of imagination, the Summer Palace is equivalent to the Parthenon in the art of reason.

Everything that people-almost magical people's imagination can create is reflected in the Summer Palace. The Parthenon is a rare and unique creation in the world, but the Summer Palace is a huge model developed according to imagination, and such a model can only be developed according to imagination.

Just imagine that it is a fascinating building, like a castle in the Moon Palace. The Summer Palace is such a building. You can use marble, jade, bronze and ceramics to create your imagination. You can use Yun Song as its building material; You can take the most precious treasure in your imagination and decorate it with gorgeous famous silk.

Extended information:

Hugo's Letter to Captain Butler has arrived! This letter, hit the floor, fully represents human conscience and expresses the just voice of the people of the world. It has not only historical and political value, but also literary, aesthetic and artistic history value.

This letter points out the lofty position of Yuanmingyuan in human art from the perspective of the world for the first time, and compares it with the Parthenon, a treasure of western art with imagination as its aesthetic style.

Hugo praised the superb art and rich collection of Yuanmingyuan with beautiful words. He even thought: "All the treasures of all our cathedrals together can't compare with this magnificent museum in the East." On this premise, Hugo strongly pointed out that the robbery and burning of Yuanmingyuan by the British and French allied forces was completely a robbery.

Ruthlessly revealed that these Europeans, who have always regarded themselves as "civilized", are actually more barbaric than their despised "barbarians". In this harsh condemnation, Hugo also exposed two famous "typical figures" who robbed cultural relics-father and son Elgin.

in the early 19th century, taking the opportunity of making an envoy to Constantinople, Erkin obtained the permission of the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) by any means, and removed a large number of reliefs on the eaves of the Parthenon and shipped them back to Britain. Now Erjin's son, Erjin, as the commander of the British and French allied forces, has done more in Yuanmingyuan than his father!

people's network-a letter from Hugo about Yuanmingyuan.