Chapter 603 The complete jade returns to Zhao (Part 1)
Wu Zongchao is working at his desk.
He is the director of the National Palace Museum and has devoted almost his entire life to this museum.
I still remember when he first took over, this place was a complete mess——
There are mountains of garbage, rivers are blocked, institutional settings are unreasonable, and buildings and cultural relics are seriously damaged.
In addition, we also face internal problems such as insufficient funds and insufficient manpower.
Mr. Wu withstood the heavy pressure and with passion, officially started the difficult road of museum renovation and rectification.
He first started by cleaning up the garbage in various palaces, mobilized the staff in the museum, and finally transported a total of 250,000 cubic meters of garbage, bricks, soil, etc., and then dredged the rivers of the Forbidden City, greened the environment, and inspected the geese at the Meridian Gate.
Many buildings such as the wing towers, the back three palaces, and the turrets will be repaired and decorated with oil.
It is said that when Puyi visited later, he was extremely impressed by the sanitary environment here.
After completing these basic repairs, Wu Zongchao focused his work on the collection.
He successively added departments such as cultural relic restoration, academic research, and publishing houses, and carried out inventory and repair work on the collections of the Forbidden City.
In short, under his leadership, the Palace Museum has taken on a completely new look.
At this moment, Wu Zongchao was repairing a calligraphy and painting rescued from the utility room.
He first carefully brushed off the floating soil on the calligraphy and painting with a brush, and then took out the special glue and paper from the drawer, preparing to repair the calligraphy and painting in front of him.
"Director, Director... I have something to ask you outside..."
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the studio, accompanied by a rapid knock on the door.
Wu Zongchao frowned.
The visitor seemed to be in a hurry.
He put down his work and walked out of the workroom.
"Xiao Zhao, what's going on? You were yelling here so early in the morning. I heard it from a long way away."
Outside the door was a little girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was one of the first batch of college students after the storm. She joined the National Palace Museum shortly after graduation.
At this time, Xiao Zhao was panting and saying.
"Director, it's getting late now, it's almost noon."
Wu Zongchao's eyes widened and he said with some displeasure.
"Don't play tricks on me. What exactly is going on depends on your anxiety."
Xiao Zhao stuck out his tongue and then said seriously.
"Director, I have a political mission."
"Political mission?"
Wu Zongchao was really stunned now.
"What kind of political mission, please explain it to me carefully."
At the same time, he pondered it in his mind.
Could it be that the head of state of a certain country is coming to China for a visit and is planning to visit the museum?
Or was it an instruction from a certain leader to select a few old objects and give them as national gifts?
Thinking this, Wu Zongchao's expression became solemn.
Xiao Zhao said quickly.
"It was a request from the Ministry of Commerce. They called and said that a Hong Kong compatriot wanted to visit the museum and asked us to arrange for someone to accompany him and explain."
Wu Zongchao was greatly disappointed.
I thought it was something, but it turned out that I was arranging for people to visit the museum.
Although this kind of thing is not common these years, it does happen.
After all, the country has become stronger in recent years, and more and more "guests" come to China as guests. They can receive such tasks from time to time.
In other words, Xiao Zhao has just graduated, and he is a little too sensitive.
With this thought in his mind, he said a little boringly.
"Okay, you will be responsible for receiving this Hong Kong compatriot. Don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
Then he ignored Xiao Zhao's shocked expression, closed the door, and returned to the studio to repair the antiques.
In his opinion, what makes Hong Kong compatriots not Hong Kong compatriots is not as important as repairing calligraphy and painting.
Turned.
Looking around the studio there are various old objects on display.
Wu Zongchao suddenly sighed.
"Hey, none of the national treasures lost overseas is as good as the one displayed here! It's just a pity..."
This is his regret.
I don’t know if I will ever see those national treasures return home in my lifetime.
.......
Xiao Zhao stood uneasily at the entrance of the museum, while silently reciting the welcome speech he had prepared in advance.
[Hello, my name is Zhao Siyan, I am the tour guide of the museum, I will take you to visit the museum...]
She muttered it over and over, while secretly cheering herself up in her heart.
"Come on, you can definitely do it."
At this moment, a slightly old voice sounded in my ears.
"Excuse me, are you Comrade Zhao Siyan?"
"ah."
Zhao Siyan was startled by the sudden sound and almost stumbled down.
Cao Weidong quickly supported the little girl and repeated the question he just asked.
"We were introduced by Comrade Xu Anxu from the Ministry of Commerce. He didn't come because he had something to do, so he asked us to come directly to the museum..."
Zhao Siyan finally reacted, and she spoke quickly.
"Yes, hello, my name is Zhao Siyan. I am visiting the museum and will act as your tour guide..."
Cao Weidong and Xu Aiguo looked at each other.
Xu Aiguo tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered.
"Boss, the museum won't arrange for a fool to show us around, right?"
Zhao Siyan's face suddenly turned red.
She was really too nervous.
Cao Weidong smiled gently and repeated what he just said.
Zhao Siyan just woke up from a dream at this time.
"Mr. Cao, Mr. Xu, I am Zhao Siyan, I will take you to visit the museum."
Under the leadership of Zhao Siyan, several people walked into the Forbidden City through the staff passage.
Once here, Zhao Siyan showed her professionalism and talked eloquently along the way, explaining all the allusions in the Forbidden City and the origins and backgrounds of old objects.
Cao Weidong sighed in his heart.
In the memory of the original owner, he came here once when he was a child. At that time, he came here with his teachers and classmates when the school organized a spring outing.
I haven't been here since.
As for the reason, it is actually simply that it feels "far away".
Of course, this distance refers to the psychological distance, not the actual distance.
After all, the Forbidden City was the place where the emperors lived in the past. They, an innocent family whose ancestors were ordinary people, still felt strange in their hearts.
And I often watched it when I was a kid, but when I grew up, I found it boring.
Cao Weidong actually had a special plan to visit the museum this time, but when he visited again now and listened to Zhao Siyan's introduction, he suddenly felt a different emotion.
Look at all the old objects that can be called national treasures.
He was full of pride.
This is a great race that has accumulated culture for thousands of years.
This is a consistent miracle of ancient civilization.
Who can not be shocked in front of these ancient relics?
After finally calming down, several people also walked to Chuxiu Palace.
This is Cixi's palace.
In the second year of Xianfeng's reign, Cixi was elected to the palace as a beautiful girl and became the master of Chuxiu Palace. She gave birth to Tongzhi and gave birth to four consecutive children in Chuxiu Palace.
Zhao Siyan said with a smile.
"There is a special fragrance here that has penetrated into the building materials. You can smell it."
Cao Weidong did as he was told.
However, he did not forget the purpose of his visit and took the opportunity to ask.
"By the way, I heard that there are many collections in the museum. We didn't see many along the way. Have all the collections been collected?"