2019-11-01 16:48
The handwritten inscription of the 18th King of the Ryukyu Kingdom King Shanyu (Ryukyu Shinpo)
Overseas Network November 1st Japan Okinawa Prefecture World Cultural Heritage Shuri A fire broke out in the castle in the early morning of April 31, and its main hall, north hall, and south hall were all burned down. Many precious works of art related to the Ryukyu Kingdom collected by the Okinawa Churashima Foundation responsible for managing Shuri Castle may also be destroyed in the fire. .
According to a report by Japan's "Ryukyu Shinpo" on November 1, among the artworks collected by the Chlorojima Foundation, there is an inscription personally written by the 18th king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, King Shanyu. This inscription is a seven-character quatrain written by the Tang Dynasty poet Eijimon that King Shōoku wrote in order to demonstrate his skills to the envoys of the Qing Dynasty who visited Ryukyu at that time.
The "Flowers and Birds" displayed in Shuri Castle in April this year (Ryukyu Shinpo)
The collection also includes "Flowers and Birds" by the Chinese Qing Dynasty painter Sun Yi. There are three pieces of this work, which are said to be hung in the academy of the Ryukyu King.
The Shang family's characteristic clothing - red type clothing (Ryukyu Shinpo)
It is said that the Shang family's "dragon robe" - red type clothing, made of high-quality silk produced in China, may have been destroyed in the fire. The Formosa Foundation is currently investigating the specific storage locations of many collections. If they are stored in warehouses in the city, the possibility of the related collections being destroyed is very high.
Shoe was interviewed after attending the Qingming Festival in April this year (Ryukyu Shinpo)
Shoe, the great-great-grandson of the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the 23rd head of the Sho family, was shocked when he learned that Shuri Castle was destroyed by fire. He said, "I am very heartbroken that the people of Okinawa have lost Shuri Castle as a spiritual symbol."
Currently living in Mie Prefecture, he said he hopes to return to Okinawa as soon as possible to confirm the fire situation in detail. In order to rebuild as soon as possible, he hopes to contribute his own strength. He originally planned to participate in the "Old Procession", a traditional festival of the Ryukyu Kingdom held on the 3rd. In order to achieve reconstruction as soon as possible, he hopes to participate in it and contribute "wholeheartedly".
"Ryukyu Shinpo" also reported earlier that the Japanese government during the Meiji period "punished" Ryukyu twice on the grounds that Okinawa accepted the canonization of the Chinese emperor but did not accept the Japanese emperor's canonization of the King of Ryukyu. In just ten years, Incorporate it into Japanese territory within a few years.
During World War II, Okinawa became the only battlefield in Japan, and a large number of local residents died in the war. After the war, Emperor Showa conveyed the "Emperor's Message" to the US military, hoping that the US military would occupy Okinawa. This is also the root cause of the US military base problem that still plagues the people of Okinawa.
Akihito was attacked with a bottle of fire when he visited Okinawa for the first time after the war (Asahi Shimbun)
In 1975, Akihito, who was still the crown prince at the time, visited Okinawa for the first time after the war on behalf of the Japanese royal family, during which he was attacked by a bottle of fire thrown.
Currently, Okinawa Prefecture has begun investigating the cause of the Shuri Castle fire. Okinawa Prefecture Governor Tamaki Denny (his father is a US military stationed in Japan, and his mother is a local Okinawa woman) also went to Tokyo, hoping that the government will fully support the reconstruction of Shuri Castle. (Overseas Network Wang Xiluo)
Editor: Jiang Lirong
