northernbook Chapter 123 Panda Diplomacy
Chapter 123 Panda Diplomacy
"Sugar painting, the literal meaning is easy to understand. Paintings made of sugar have high ornamental and practical value. It is said that this thing originated from the 'Sugar Prime Minister' of the Ming Dynasty.
So what is the Sugar Prime Minister? According to records, during the Ming custom of offering sacrifices, sugar was melted and made into various animals and figures as offerings, usually civil and military generals, so it was called the "Sugar Prime Minister".
By the Qing Dynasty, sugar painting became more popular, and the craftsmanship was more sophisticated, with a wide range of themes, mostly auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoenixes. I won't go into details about how it was made, you can let the craftsmen of later dynasties show you live, and you can go and see for yourself.
I personally don’t like sweet things and I always feel that they look too greasy, so I have never eaten them. I have only seen the production process, so I won’t recommend it to you. You can choose according to your own preferences.
This is what we are going to talk about next! Everyone has seen it, alive, in black and white, looking simple and cute, and also saw that someone in the barrage said that this is a national treasure.
Ordinary people may not have seen this thing, but some emperors, especially those who like exotic animals, will most likely have this thing in their zoos!"
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Liu Che recognized it at the first sight, "Tapir!"
How did this thing become a national treasure in later generations?
National treasure, national treasure, just by hearing it you can tell how precious this thing is to future generations.
This thing is available in Shanglinyuan.
But...why does the tapir shown in this later generation look a little different from the one he placed in Shanglin Garden?
This later generation... is a bit too harmless...
In addition to the emperor, there were still many princes, nobles or scholars who recognized that this was the Pixiu, the iron-eating beast...
Zhou Jia found a lot of panda pictures at this time and showed them to Wan Chao one by one. Since most of them were childhood photos, they were so cute and melted many people's hearts.
Zhou Jia also smiled as she explained: "We call pandas now, and they are first-class protected animals in China. They are vulnerable species now, and they were endangered species before. It is only after many, many years of careful care and protection that we have the current large number of pandas.
Moreover, you may not understand the role of pandas in later generations. In addition to being a good companion for us to watch and adjust our mood, they are also our country's powerful diplomatic envoys. We now have a term called "panda diplomacy". To put it simply, we rent pandas to other countries to build closer friendships with them. In addition to the significance of building closer relations, pandas are also a good moneymaker."
Zhou Jia's words confused everyone below.
Isn't this just an animal? How can it be related to diplomacy and making money?
Ying Zheng was very interested in what Zhou Jia said about panda diplomacy. [Panda diplomacy?]
Liu Che was more obviously interested in money. [Can this make money?]
Each of them has their own focus. Zhou Jia smiled, "Of course we can. We now have a saying, 'I act cute, I suffer, and I earn aircraft carriers for the country.' That's what panda diplomacy is all about. Basically, pandas bring us billions of dollars in revenue every year."
Billions!
After such a long period of live broadcast, everyone has a deep understanding of the performance in the future, so they have some idea of his income.
However, they still find it hard to imagine how such a thing can make so much money.
Some emperors were a little tempted.
No one in this world would complain about having too little money.
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Liu Che subconsciously glanced in the direction of Sang Hongyang. He was originally planning to take a quick glance and then quickly look away, but he ended up meeting Sang Hongyang's eyes directly.
"His Majesty--"