圆明园兽首铜像,又称圆明园十二生肖铜兽首、圆明园十二生肖人身兽首铜像。圆明园兽首铜像原为圆明园海晏堂外喷泉的一部分,是清乾隆年间的红铜铸像。1860年,英法联军侵略中国,火烧圆明园,兽首铜像开始流失海外,现仅有少量得以收回。 Yuanmingyuan animal head statue, also known as Yuanmingyuan Chinese zodiac bronze head, the Summer Palace zodiac animal beast statue. Yuanmingyuan beast animal statue was originally a part of the Yuanmingyuan sea Yan Tang outside the fountain, is the bronze statue of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. In 1860, the Anglo-French coalition forces invaded China and the Summer Palace was torched. The bronze statues of animal beasts began to drain overseas, and only a small amount was recovered.