There are not many tourists in the entire Asian area, and the few who look like they are from Japan can tell by their awkward English.
Exhibition Hall 217 of the Metropolitan Museum is small, only 200 square meters. There is a glass ceiling above, which absorbs natural light.
Here is a Ming Dynasty classical courtyard called "Mingxuan", which is modeled after the Spring Palace of the Master of Nets in Suzhou.
In his previous life, Sun Dahai even made a joke about this name. He always thought it was the Dianchun Palace, but he didn't know that it was a Dianchun Palace.
"烃" means a hut next to the attic, a small study room, and "Dianchun" means late spring, the turn of spring and summer. The name "Dianchun烃" comes from Su Shi's poem "Thanks to the chemical industry for merciful loneliness, there is still spring breeze in the Peony Hall" ”.
The imitation of this small courtyard was a cultural exchange activity after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Both governments attached great importance to it, and many scholars and architectural experts participated in the review, including the famous architect Mr. I.M. Pei. .
Mingxuan is China's first classical garden work to go global. It is said that all building materials were produced domestically according to ancient methods, and it was finally completed in Exhibition Hall 217 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
When Sun Dahai came to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in his previous life, because he came with a tour group and was pressed for time, he left before visiting the place. This time Sun Dahai naturally wanted to come and take a look.
Even though Sun Dahai lives in a courtyard every day, his father Sun Weiguo is engaged in architecture, but he is not very interested in classical architecture. After walking around Mingxuan, he didn't see the reason.
However, Sun Dahai had read an introduction in his previous life and knew that the wood in this courtyard was all golden nanmu selected from Sichuan Province. You should know that in the past, this wood was exclusively used by the royal family.
Sun Dahai walked to the verandah and touched the pillars painted with vermilion paint. He was still thinking, what is the difference between this and ordinary wood?
At this time, a tourist was taking pictures with a camera. He walked backwards to choose a scene and bumped into Sun Dahai.
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Gao Ren graduated from the University of International Business and Economics last year, and his family arranged for him to study abroad at public expense through connections. He became a graduate student at the University of Virginia, majoring in business management.
The University of Virginia starts its summer vacation at the end of May every year and lasts until the end of August. Gao Ren went home for the winter vacation to celebrate the New Year, and stayed in the United States during the summer vacation, traveling around alone with his camera.
His Tianfu Investment Company is developing very well. Although the gains outweighed the losses on last year's Clivia project, he still made a lot of money relying on the import and export quotas provided to him by his family.
Therefore, he does not have to work hard to earn money during the holidays like other government-sponsored international students. Instead, like his American classmates from wealthy families, he finds an easy but low-paying job during school days and travels around after the holidays.
Gao Ren has lived in the capital since he was born, but his native place is Suzhou, although he has never been there.
He heard from his classmates at school that there was a Suzhou Garden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, so when the holiday came, he came excitedly with his camera in hand.
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The two spoke almost at the same time, subconsciously speaking their native Chinese Mandarin.
Hey, they are Chinese!
The two looked at each other and laughed.
"Hello, are you from mainland China too?" Sun Dahai asked proactively.
"Yes, my name is Gao Ren. I am from the capital and came to the United States to study. What about you?"
"I am also from the capital. My name is Sun Dahai. I am here to visit relatives this time. I have nothing to do today, so I came to visit the museum with my friends." Sun Dahai answered casually.
There are only three mainland Chinese students at the University of Virginia where Gao Ren is studying. Of those two, one is a nerd who spends all day in the library and the other works hard to make money. They are both masters who are usually invisible. Gao Ren speaks English every day and eats
Western food has long been exhausted.
Gao Ren was born into a family of officials, and he always had a cold demeanor about him, which made his classmates and friends around him always feel a sense of alienation.
Now he is alone abroad, and the cultural differences between him and his new classmates are very big. Although he usually chats and laughs with his classmates, he cannot truly accept their thoughts and lifestyles, so Gao Ren's feeling of loneliness becomes even stronger.
This time, Gao Ren chose to travel alone during the holiday because he wanted to relax, change his mentality, and get in touch with all aspects of American society.
However, Gao Ren really didn't expect to meet a fellow countryman at the Metropolitan Museum.
Unless they are scholars who specialize in research or leaders who go abroad for inspections, there are very few Chinese people here in this era.
Although the recommended adult admission fee of 25 US dollars is not mandatory, if you don't pay it or pay less, it will be embarrassing to the United States. But if you really pay this amount, it is not a small amount for ordinary Chinese people.
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Gao Ren observed Sun Dahai carefully and found that although he was dressed very casually, the fabrics were of high quality, the tailoring fit well, and the workmanship was excellent. At first glance, it didn't look like something he could buy in China.
Moreover, Sun Dahai looks like he is sixteen or seventeen years old. Although he is not very old, he has a calm demeanor and does not feel any sense of restraint in such a majestic and heavy museum.
He is also very polite when talking to me, he is rigorous in his intimacy, and he has a good sense of proportion. At first glance, he does not come from a small family.
Another person (Hu Cheng) stood beside and behind Sun Dahai. He said nothing and was observing the surrounding situation. He seemed to be a follower or bodyguard.
This must be someone's child! I just don't know which compound it is from.
Gao Ren thought he had touched Sun Dahai's heels and treated him as someone of the same kind as himself.
"Sun Dahai, you are still in school, how come you can come out at this time?"
Gao Ren is also a product of the Chinese education system. He has just left the domestic campus and knows that this is the time when domestic schools are preparing for the final exam.
"Oh, I was admitted and didn't have to take the exam, so I came out."
"It's recommended. Which university is it?" Gao Ren became interested.
Sun Dahai scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "It's Yingcai Middle School, a newly established middle school."
Oh, it turns out to be the high school entrance examination for junior high school to high school!
Gao Ren, like most unfamiliar people, was fooled by Sun Dahai's appearance and mannerisms, thinking that he was already fifteen or sixteen years old.
This kind of misunderstanding is exactly what Sun Daisuo hopes for. He will not explain it, but will deliberately mislead others to think this way. Otherwise, at his age, who would want to communicate with a kid.
"Why are you so interested in Mingxuan? It would be great to go to the Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou to see the real scene after returning to China. What's the point of this copycat version?" Sun Dahai asked with some confusion.