Mr. Vuong was born and raised in Huu Vi commune, Inner Mongolia province (China), in a poor farming family. In the 1970s, this man's job was to collect belongings and scrap in residential areas to sell for money.
While at work, Mr. Vuong used a small shovel in his hand to dig through trash thrown away by people. Digging for a while, the old man discovered many shiny metal objects lying next to each other. In particular, he discovered something that emitted yellow light and weighed about 5kg. Thinking it was gold, Mr. Vuong quickly picked it up, put it in his pocket and brought it home immediately.
Returning home, the old man took the item he had just picked up and washed it. Behind the dirt layer is a shiny layer of gold, on top of which are some patterned characters and drawings that resemble dragons and birds. At this time, Mr. Vuong thought he had found gold but was still not sure. Therefore, he decided to take the item he had just picked up to the bank for authentication.
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At the bank, staff confirmed the item was gold. However, because this piece of gold contained many impurities, the bank refused to buy it. After negotiating and offering a plan to the old man, Mr. Vuong agreed to let the bank staff assist him in melting the gold he found and selling it for 1200 yuan (about 4 million VND). In the 1970s, 4 million VND was a huge amount of money and could be considered a fortune for this poor old man. Therefore, after receiving the money "falling from the sky", Mr. Vuong could not help but feel happy and told the story to his neighbors.
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The news that the old man had found gold spread widely, and eventually the news reached the ears of cultural and historical experts. They suspected that the gold that Mr. Vuong was selling might be some historical relic, so they proactively sought it out. Based on the old man's description, experts concluded that the piece of gold he picked up could be some relic of the ancient Huns and dates back thousands of years. It is estimated that the real value of that item can be up to 200 million Yuan (about 690 billion VND). Unfortunately, this item was melted down by the old man before.
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The melting of relics made Chinese authorities at that time worry that if this situation continued to happen, it could cause immeasurable damage to archeology as well as history of China. country. Therefore, from November 19, 11, China issued a new law, which is "Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics of the People's Republic of China". It clearly stipulates that all cultural relics found underground, in internal waters, and in China's territorial waters and territories are owned by this state.
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