Tomb robbing has indeed existed for a long time in China's history. In ancient times, some people would dig up ancient tombs in order to obtain wealth or precious items. The more famous tomb robbery cases in history are:
Tanglin robbery case: ** Warlord Sun Dianying carried out a tomb robbery in the Dongling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty in the name of military exercises, and he ordered his engineer battalion to use explosives to blow up the gate of the Qianlong Emperor Qing Yuling and the Dingdongling Tomb of the Empress Dowager Cixi at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and robbed the whole 30 carts of rare treasures.
Guo Moruo robbed the tomb of Emperor Wanli Mingding: Guo Moruo began to excavate under the banner of archaeology, due to his "willfulness", under the premise that there was no technical ability to preserve at that time, he opened this imperial tomb that had been preserved for hundreds of years, and many silk fabrics, calligraphy and paintings were wiped out in this excavation, and finally even the bones of the Wanli Emperor were also frustrated.
Xiang Yu's tomb robbery: "Water Jing Note: Weishui" recorded: "Xiang Yu entered the pass, with 300,000 people, 30 days of operation can not escape, Kanto thieves sell the coffin to take copper, shepherds looking for sheep to burn it, the fire is not extinguished for 90 days."
King Liu of Guangchuan in the Western Han Dynasty went to rob the tomb: It is recorded that King Liu of Guangchuan in the Western Han Dynasty went to "gather scoundrel teenagers to hunt, wander excessively, and excavate all the domestic tombs."
Cao Cao's tomb robbery: "Notes on the Book of Water" recorded: "Cao sent troops into the Dang, sent Liang Xiaowang tomb, broke the coffin, and collected tens of thousands of catties in the gold room."
The people of Jijun are not allowed to steal the tomb of King Wei Xiang: in the fifth year of Jin Xianning (279 years), the people of Ji County are not allowed to steal the tomb of King Wei Xiang, and dozens of cars of bamboo books are obtained, and there are more than 100,000 bamboo tubes, all of which are written in Kedou script, which is called "Ji Mound Ancient Text".
These tomb robberies have had a profound impact on Chinese history and culture, and in ancient China, tomb robbing was regarded as an immoral act and condemned by society. At the same time, successive generations will also take some measures to crack down on tomb robbery, such as enacting laws and strengthening supervision. However, due to the drive of profit and the difficulty of supervision, tomb robbing still occurs from time to time.
In modern society, China attaches more importance to the protection of cultural relics and has intensified the crackdown on tomb robbery. At the same time, with the improvement of social civilization and the enhancement of legal awareness, most people also oppose tomb robbing. It is the responsibility of each of us to protect ancient tombs and cultural relics, and we should work together to protect our historical and cultural heritage by strengthening education, raising legal awareness and strengthening protection measures.