Source: Global Times [Global Times Special Correspondent Zhang Ruo] Three cultural relics were damaged in the Forbidden City in Taipei in more than a year, among which the Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue and white flower plates were suspected to have been artificially smashed into sev

Source: Global Times

[Global Times Special Correspondent Zhang Ruo] Three cultural relics were damaged in more than a year in the Forbidden City in Taipei, among which the Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue and white flower plates were suspected to have been artificially smashed into seven pieces. The island questioned the president Wu Micha and asked him to step down.

people have strong political colors

According to Taiwan United News Network, on the afternoon of October 31, groups such as "Blue Sky Action Alliance" went to the Forbidden City in Taipei to protest, shouting slogans such as "The National Treasure of the Forbidden City, the Treasure of the Whole People, and Wu Micha's Resignation". They asked Wu Micha to announce the damage to the cultural relics within 3 days, conceal the cause of the incident and all relevant information; they asked the procuratorial and investigation unit to set up a project team to intervene in the investigation; they also required the sealing of all cultural relics fragments, and asked experts to identify whether they were the originals, and at the same time, they restricted the exit of Wu Micha and the relevant personnel involved in the accident. Wu Zhizhang, the head of the "Blue Sky Action Alliance", said that he believed that the matter was definitely not a simple human negligence. "Today, the DPP actually thought about these national treasures. If we remain silent about this matter, are we still considered descendants of Yan and Huang?" Zhao Shaokang, chairman of "China Guangxi", criticized, "If you don't have the name Wu Micha, you can investigate secretly and secretly. If you have any investigation, you don't know whether it is investigated!" He asked why the DPP wanted to find a "big Taiwan independence" to be the president of the Forbidden City in Taipei.

Wu Micha was born in Beimen Township, Tainan County in March 1956. He was admitted to the Department of Library of Taiwan University in 1974. After graduation, he stayed at school to teach. He studied in Japan in 1984 and obtained a master's degree from the University of Tokyo . He completed his doctoral program in 1990. In 1995, Wu Micha went to the University of Oxford for research again in the UK, and then worked as a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Culture at the University of Tokyo. After Chen Shui-bian was elected, Wu Micha served as the "Handle Director of the "Handle Museum of History" in 2001 and the Director of the Central Office. In 2007, he served as the director of Taiwan's "History Museum". According to Zhongshi Electronic News , he also participated in a think tank founded by the "independence" tycoon Gu Kuanmin, and advocated "anti-China" in the compilation of textbooks, fine-tuning of anti-curriculum, and "Sunflower Student Movement". After Tsai Ing-wen came to power, Wu Micha became the director of " National History Museum " in May 2016. The museum contains a large number of , Chiang Kai-shek, and the Kuomintang archives before 1949, and has always been a must-visit place for scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to study modern Chinese historians. In the past, there was no limit on the number of views, but since August 1, 2016, Wu Micha refused to review by mainland and Hong Kong and Macao scholars in accordance with the so-called " Archives Law ".

opposes cross-strait cultural relics exchange

In February 2019, Wu Micha was transferred to the position of the president of the Forbidden City in Taipei and began to oppose cultural relics exchanges again. China Times Electronic News said that in July this year, , the Hong Kong Forbidden City was completed. Wu Micha claimed in response to the inquiries of the "Legislative Yuan" in Taiwan that he had told colleagues at the Taipei Forbidden City Director-General level and above that there must be no formal exchanges. In addition, he also "respected the Southern Courtyard". He once advocated on Facebook that the cultural relics of the Taipei Forbidden City " jade cabbage " and meat-shaped stones will be moved to the South Courtyard for exhibition, in order to make the Taipei Forbidden City in line with the so-called "Taiwan subjectivity" and help the deep green counties and cities in the southern part revitalize the economy. The United Daily News published an editorial on October 31 that Wu Micha boasted in July that the number of visitors to the South Hospital was not affected by the epidemic, but the number of visitors to the Forbidden City in Taipei was miserable. It seems that the "decline" of North Hospital not only has nothing to do with him, but he also proudly increased the visit rate of the South Hospital. The article also said that in order to promote "cultural Taiwan independence", Wu Micha even agreed to incorporate the Taipei Forbidden City into Taiwan's "Ministry of Culture" and downgrade his unit. "Premier" Su Zhenchang appointed such a person to take charge of the Forbidden City in Taipei, and obviously he wanted to use his "experts" of "dating Chinese culture".

Last year, Wu Micha served as the historical consultant for the Taiwanese drama "Scaro". The drama has been controversial because it was accused of "beautifying the invaders". Wu Micha defended that the original "Puppet Flower" "consistent with historical facts". The protagonist, American , Li Xiande , was relatively dovish in the "Luo Mei Affair", but turned into a hawk in the "Peony Society Incident". His argument was criticized by ethnic minority "legislator" Gao Jinsumei .

"Let the wolf take care of the sheep"

Taiwan's United Daily News said on October 29 that Wu Micha has vigorously promoted the digitization of cultural relics in recent years, promoted old subordinates, and failed to repair them when there are shortcomings, which are the reasons for the damage to cultural relics.After he took office in 2019, all the newly hired personnel of the Forbidden City in Taipei were his former subordinates or students. For example, he promoted He Zhimin, the subordinate of the "National History Museum", to a brief editor of the Registration Office, and was responsible for the general ledger of cultural relics and preservation and restoration, scientific testing, and safety management of the Forbidden City in Taipei. However, He had no relevant background and could only follow orders. Wu Micha also vigorously promoted the digitalization of cultural relics, resulting in frequent entry and exit of the warehouse and moving them back and forth, increasing the probability of damage.

DPP "legislator" Gao Jiayu On October 28, the Taipei Forbidden City announced that the damaged Ming Hongzhi dragon pattern bowl was wrongly marked as Qing Dynasty . Public opinion on the island mocked him that this showed that Wu Micha was not professional at all. Zhang Lian, a retired professor in the Department of History of Donghua University, said that Wu Micha should know what to advance and retreat, and should not rely on the dark green background anymore. He said, how can the "three defects" of "lack of professionalism, destroying management, and damaging cultural relics" shoulder the important task of protecting the lifeline of cultural relics?

The United Daily News published an editorial on October 31 that the cultural relics of the Forbidden City in Taipei have been moved to Taiwan for more than 70 years and have never been damaged. Wu Micha fell three times in three years after taking office, reflecting how reckless the Tsai administration is in employed. His predecessor Chen Qinan also plans to "seal the museum for three years" and send important cultural relics to the South Courtyard for exhibition, allowing international tourists to go to the south. "Imagine that once this plan is promoted, how many national treasures will be destroyed by the Forbidden City?" The article said that from sealing the museum for three years to breaking three cultural relics, they are all signs of the deterioration and detonation of the spirit of the Forbidden City in Taipei. The Tsai administration's employment has lost its basic standards, "Wu Micha took charge of the Forbidden City, just like letting wolves take care of the flock of sheep."