China News Service, Lanzhou, February 22 (Reporter Feng Zhijun) Since the beginning of this year, a large number of visitors who went to the Gansu Provincial Museum to "seek its roots and trace its origins" found that the exhibition window was replaced by a replica. The tourists who saw the truth” were disappointed.

As a symbol of China's tourism, the bronze galloping horse needs to "retreat and cultivate" for half a year every year. Is it really necessary?

　　The Gansu Provincial Museum announced at the end of last year that according to the relevant regulations on the protection of national precious cultural relics, the bronze galloping horse, a national treasure-level cultural relic of the Eastern Han Dynasty, will be exhibited in the exhibition hall of "Gansu Silk Road Civilization" from May 1 to October 15 every year. Time for maintenance in the warehouse.

　　This move means that for more than half a year every year, the audience will not have the chance to meet the "true appearance" of Bronze Galloping Horse.

In fact, the bronze galloping horse that has been hidden in the Gansu Provincial Museum for decades has not been exhibited for safety reasons. It was not until the beginning of 2020 that the "true appearance" of the bronze galloping horse that had undergone special support treatment was made public.

　　As the "treasure of the town hall" of the Gansu Provincial Museum, a national first-class museum, the bronze galloping horse is famous for its extraordinary casting skills.

It shows the spirit of the Chinese nation to strive for progress and enterprising spirit.

　　Since it was unearthed in 1969, the bronze galloping horse has been exhibited overseas for many times, which has aroused great interest in the world.

It was selected as a Chinese tourism symbol in 1983, identified as a national treasure-level cultural relic by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 1996, and included in the "First List of Cultural Relics Prohibited to Go Abroad (Border)" in 2002.

　　In recent years, a series of cultural and creative products with the theme of copper galloping horses have become "outside the circle" online and offline, attracting countless fans.

This has also stimulated the people's offline check-in craze for the "true appearance" of the bronze galloping horse. However, this enthusiasm was "discounted" after encountering the replica of the bronze galloping horse, and the "long-term retreat of the bronze galloping horse" also attracted many people. of incomprehension and curiosity.

　　"Bronze galloping horses are treasures, orphans and unparalleled items, so every year after an exhibition period ends, a long and meticulous maintenance period must be carried out." Wang Qi, deputy director of Gansu Provincial Museum, recently told a reporter from Chinanews.com that the museum exhibition Chen will have environmental changes due to various factors such as dust and humidity, which will more or less affect the health of the copper galloping horse. Therefore, the cultural relics protection department should regularly carry out comprehensive and thorough dust removal maintenance and harmful rust repair work.

　　"This does not mean that you can sweep the soil with a brush, but a meticulous process that requires a relatively long cycle." Wang Qi explained that the maintenance of the copper galloping horse is a very meticulous process. And scientific professional work, each maintenance process must formulate a special plan, and restoration is also a meticulous and long process.

　　In order to make up for the regrets of the visitors, the Gansu Provincial Museum invited the top replicators of cultural relics in China to reproduce the replicas similar to the real bronze galloping horses in a 1:1 ratio for display.

In this way, the copper galloping horse with a history of more than 2,000 years can gain time and space for "recuperation".

　　Wang Qi said that the reason why Tong Benma chose the above-mentioned "adjustment and rest mode" is based on the consideration of the low and peak seasons of traditional northwest tourism, so in the peak tourist season (May to October), genuine products are displayed for the audience to feast their eyes on. It is also necessary to squeeze out the time and space for "reconciliation and rest" for the copper galloping horse in the relatively off-season tourism.

　　As mentioned in the traditional Chinese saying, "Too much is too much, everything is in moderation", everything should be relaxed and moderate in order to maintain a balance.

The same is true for the protection of precious cultural relics. While tireless love and pursuit are worth advocating, they must be carried forward on the basis of ensuring the safety of cultural relics, not to mention the rights of future generations to inherit them.

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