After detailed inspection, experts confirmed that the Phoenix Bird Zun is an ancient Chinese bronze.
Its modeling imagination, artistry and craftsmanship have all reached a very high level.
The staff at the time immediately started a conference call with their leaders to discuss the acquisition.
However, unexpected changes occurred.
The antique dealer who originally didn't have high expectations for this phoenix bird statue made a small calculation in his mind after it was appraised by Chinese experts.
The businessman in Xiangjiang regretted his decision and began negotiating the auction with Sotheby's and Christie's.
They unanimously decided that only through auction can this Phoenix Bird statue be sold at a good price.
And through media hype, the whole world knew about the battle for Fengniaozun.
This also proves once again that businessmen are untrustworthy no matter what era they are in.
Among the four levels of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, it is not unreasonable to put businessmen at the bottom.
Through the operation of businessmen, many overseas museums and private collectors have expressed great interest in this national treasure.
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The situation suddenly became serious. If it was really acquired by a foreign collector, the national treasure would be lost to the sea and no news would be heard.
In today's strong national power, can the national treasure be allowed to be lost again?
At this time, several museums in mainland my country came forward, showing unprecedented solidarity.
After consultation, it was decided to compete with all efforts.
In April 2004, the Sotheby's and Christie's auctions began.
The price of the Phoenix Bird Zun starts from 2 million, and placards are raised one after another in the venue, and the price keeps rising.
At 4.2 million, we joined the bidding.
Several foreign bidders raised their placards wildly and looked at our personnel with pride from time to time, as if to demonstrate to us.
8 million later, all bidders were defeated one after another.
At this time, there were only us and Ge Fan, the head of Asia of Sotheby's auction house and the executive director of Chouguo Corporation.
Ge Fan was bidding for a buyer from an ugly country, and soon the price horribly rose to 14 million.
At that time, our personnel's palms were all sweaty, and Gefan's face also turned from white to red.
At the last moment, he purchased the treasure at a high price of 16.8 million yuan.
That night, a mysterious guest came to the hotel room. He was the famous oil king of the United Arab Emirates.
The oil king, who is worth tens of billions, got the news of the auction too late.
The oil king who was late said to our staff: "I will pay 5 million US dollars, and you will give me the Phoenix Bird Lord."
Naturally, we would not agree, so we replied: "Thank you for your admiration for Chinese culture. The Phoenix Bird Zun belongs to the Chinese nation and no one or company has the right to transfer it."
However, in the competition with foreign collectors, sometimes financial strength is not the only means to win.
When some national treasures were in a very dangerous situation, the patriots used justice and wisdom to make prompt decisions to turn the tide.
Just when a group of six of them were preparing to take Fengniaozun back to BJ, they received a shocking news.
An international cultural relic theft group has dispatched dozens of people and has been monitoring their every move, probably looking for an opportunity to strike.
This theft group is ruthless and ruthless, and Fengniaozun and the escorts are facing great danger.
In order to ensure the safety of the national treasure, a group of six of them took turns to be on duty, and with the assistance of the Xiangjiang police, they guarded the national treasure 24 hours a day.
After careful consideration, they finally decided to use the "deception method" to conceal the truth.
The next day, before boarding the plane at the airport, the escort checked a sturdy wooden box with a large lock and fully closed.
Outsiders have no idea that the wooden box only contains some porcelain.
But the real Phoenix Bird Zun is in a black nylon bag carried by an ordinary staff member.
When the plane arrived at Shendu Capital International Airport, the black nylon bag was placed on the platform of the customs declaration channel, the zipper was opened, and the unique art treasure Phoenix Bird Zun was displayed in front of everyone.
After being lost overseas for many years, this national treasure finally returned to its hometown with scars all over its body and vicissitudes of life in its eyes.
In order to protect this rare treasure, the Phoenix Bird Statue was first subjected to technical treatment to prevent rust, and the Phoenix Bird Statue was kept in an environment with constant temperature and humidity throughout the year.
Then, experts conducted careful research and excavations on the Phoenix Bird Zun.
At the bottom of the Phoenix Bird Statue, after a series of technical treatments, inscriptions actually appeared inside.
As the inscriptions were deciphered one by one, the discovery of the inscriptions advanced the documentation of Dayu's flood control by seven hundred years.
And it fully proves the authenticity and reliability of the five thousand years of Chinese civilization history.
"I know you like bronzes, but this Phoenix Bird Statue is just a replica. Let's take a look at this spear. It was unearthed in Yun Province. It must have been unearthed many years ago. It can be bought and sold!"
"Is this one fake? I know there is an authentic one hidden in the National Museum!" Chen Wenzhe asked.
"It's definitely not fake this time. There must have been more than one spear like this when he was buried!"
Looking at the long hair in Cao Qingchun's hand, Chen Wenzhe could tell at a glance that this piece seemed to be better preserved than the one now in the National Museum.
The hanging bronze spear is still very famous. It is an artifact of the ancient Dian Kingdom during the Western Han Dynasty and is collected by the National Museum.
The artifacts of the Dian Kingdom have unique local characteristics, especially the weapons, which have strange and sharp shapes that are unique and eye-opening.
Especially the details. For example, on both sides of the spear blade of this hanging bronze spear, a naked man was hung on each side by thin chains.
Their arms were tied behind their backs, their heads and necks were hanging down, and their backs were bent, as if they were dying. The horrific scene of torture was chilling.
Judging from the number of unearthed weapons, it is unlikely that it could be used as a conventional weapon.
Of the hanging bronze spears unearthed from tombs in the Dian Kingdom, only two were known to exist.
Looking at the one in front of us now, it is obvious that more than two bronze spears of this kind were made during that period.
Now we can only speculate that it was used in some kind of ritual.
For example, for sacrifices or other major events, the specific use is still a mystery.
However, since it is a sacrificial item, it is naturally impossible to sacrifice it once.
In this way, it is naturally impossible to make only two pieces.
Of course, even if it is made in many cases, this kind of hanging bronze spear cannot be an ordinary bronze.
Because from the local details, it can be seen that the production of this kind of copper spear is not simple.
It seems that the victim's hair is tied up on the top of his head, so when he hangs it down, it doesn't look disheveled.
This just confirms the record in Sima Qian's "Historical Records" about the Dian people combing their vertebrae into buns.
The Western Han Dynasty hanging bronze spear in Chen Wenzhe's hand is 30.5 centimeters high, triangular in shape, with a straight base and a slightly longer blade.
At the corner of the base of the spear body, there are two holes through which a bronze figure hangs.
They have the same image, with their hands cut behind their backs and their wrists tied, suspending their entire bodies.
All naked, all men.
The head, neck and long hair hang low, the spine is curved, and the legs hang down.