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Chapter 413 Ivory Carving [Third update]

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    That year, after the Eighth Army of the Kuomintang was defeated in Yunnan, Li Mi fled to Taiwan alone. For half a year, the 93rd Division lived in no fixed place and moved from place to place. On New Year's Eve in the 50th year, he finally escaped by chance and entered Myanmar.  Territory, in the escape, the 93rd Division and the remnants of another regiment and a division brought 7,000 soldiers and their families who were unwilling to surrender to a foreign land.

    However, the Myanmar government did not want to accept them, so the war began. Although the soldiers of the national army suffered repeated defeats and defeats in the civil war, they were still more than enough to deal with the Myanmar government troops.  of falling flowers and running water.  Finally established a firm foothold in the Golden Triangle.

    Li Mi, who was in Taiwan, saw that his old subordinates had established a foothold in Myanmar, and immediately clamored to counterattack the mainland. They did counterattack, but the result was heavy casualties and they retreated back to Myanmar.

    At this time, the Burmese army had reached an agreement with India, and it was decided that India would send troops to assist the Burmese army in driving away the remaining Kuomintang soldiers. This was a fierce battle. The national army won the final victory, but it was also a tragic victory. The remaining Kuomintang soldiers were less than 10,000.  With their own strength, they just defeated the Indian and Burmese coalition forces and completely established a foothold on the China-Myanmar border.

    In the 1960s, the 93rd Division began to fight against the Burmese Communist Party again. Due to the loss of supplies from Taiwan, it suffered heavy casualties. The number of troops became smaller and smaller as the battle continued. In the border areas of Yunnan, Thailand, and Burma, large and small groups were formed.  Ten armed.

    Later, after years of war and no supplies, the National Army, the Communist Party of Myanmar and the soldiers of the Burmese army began to collectively plant opium in the Golden Triangle area, forming what is now the world's largest armed drug production and processing base: the Golden Triangle!

    The Chinese who stay in Myanmar are nothing more than these two groups. That's why Zhuang Rui asked this question. No matter what the reason is, those who stay are all descendants of Yan and Huang. They are also fighting for survival. Now and Taiwan are about to  With three connections, Zhuang Rui naturally wouldn't care about their identities.

    After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the stall owner was a little embarrassed and said: "My grandfather stayed in Myanmar during the expeditionary force. At that time, they were fighting guerrillas with the Japanese in the jungle, but later he followed the defeated Kuomintang troops and  The Burmese Communist Party is at war"

    Almost all of the people left behind by the expeditionary force in Burma were veterans of countless battles. After fighting the Japanese, they had already settled down in peace. However, the defeated Kuomintang troops later fled to Burma again, out of the same idea of ??joining forces.  , many veterans have taken up arms again. Of course, these people are now over sixty years old, and large-scale wars no longer exist.

    "What do you call this big brother? How is your business here? What's the price of this ivory figure sculpture?"

    Zhuang Rui knelt down. Since the other party was Chinese, he had to help him. It wouldn¡¯t cost much to buy some small things.

    The stall owner glanced at the ivory carving in Zhuang Rui's hand, and replied casually: "My surname is Li, and my name is Li Yunshan. The one is five dollars, and the kyat is five thousand. It's a little cheaper to buy it in dollars"

    In Myanmar, the U.S. dollar is a hard currency. One U.S. dollar can be exchanged for 800 Myanmar kyats. On the black market, it is even higher.

    Zhuang Rui did the math in his mind, and found that it only cost more than forty yuan, which was still a good deal. More importantly, this ivory carving was still old ivory. It looked solid and dense, with a soft and smooth color. The whole thing was pure white with a slight hint of ivory.  It's a little yellowed, like something with age.

    Although ivory is described as white gold, its color is mostly yellow. Ivory is divided into African ivory and Asian ivory. Both male and female elephants in Africa have tusks. The tusks are mostly light yellow, fine in texture, and shiny.  Well, it has high hardness. The color of Asian ivory is relatively white and will turn yellow over time. Therefore, you can usually tell the age of ivory carvings based on their color.

    Some collectors like the white color, so they soak it in bean dregs and then rub it to make it white naturally.  After bleaching, it also has an oily and white luster, and feels moist and delicate. It is also considered top-grade. However, most of the fake bone products are bleached. After bleaching, they appear dry and rough to the touch. The white color of plastic products is dull and unnatural.  Matte.

    Since the 1980s, out of concern for protecting elephant populations, the international trade in ivory has been banned, including in China.  This has brought a great impact to the domestic ivory carving market, which is completely dependent on imported ivory raw materials.

    After my country stopped direct imports of ivory from Africa on June 1, 1990, and completely banned international trade in ivory and its products in 1991, any commercial import of ivory was not approved.  The ban on ivory raw materials has led to a surge in ivory collections, and ivory carvings have continued to appreciate in value amid the ban.

    With the ban on the ivory trade and the shortage of raw materials for ivory products, the number of ivory carving handicrafts has also been sold out. With the consumption of the market, the remaining high-quality ivory carvings will become more and more popular.Something"

    There was a trace of hesitation on Li Yunshan's face. This object was seized by his grandfather from the Japanese and has been kept as his own trophy. However, the old man passed away a few years ago, so this thing was left to him.

    Although he was planning to sell it, when Zhuang Rui asked about buying it, he was really reluctant to part with it.

    ps: Ten Thousand Words has been updated today. The trip to Myanmar is not just about gambling on stones. I believe the following story will not disappoint my friends.

    The New Year is here. I wish everyone all the best in the Gregorian New Year and good luck in getting rich. Uh, here are the red envelopes. Friends, use the guaranteed monthly tickets you have to send us a red envelope. Please give me the guaranteed monthly tickets!  (To be continued. If you want to know about the funeral, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author and genuine reading!) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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