Stealing things from an ancient tomb, an old farmer suddenly encountered a great 'disaster' after a few years.

An old farmer in Hangzhou, China, stumbled upon an ancient tomb in the mountains. While wandering the mountains looking for materials to repair his toilet, he came across a very large hole. Curious, he peered down and realized the hole was quite deep but contained no water. The old farmer thought to himself, " It doesn't seem like an ordinary well."

Suddenly, he saw a glint of light at the bottom of the pit and tried to climb down. After digging for a while, he only found a few blue bricks. At first glance, the bricks looked very high-quality. They were exceptionally hard and beautiful. This type of brick is usually only used in building tombs for the deceased.

The old farmer remembered the oral traditions in his village that mentioned this place as the burial ground of Emperor Song Gaozong. He guessed that the chances of "stumbling upon" the emperor's ancient tomb were very high. However, he didn't think much of it, only noticing that the bricks were still in good condition, so he took them back to build a toilet. Over the next few days, the old farmer used a cart to transport all the bricks for building the ancient tomb. Not only did he take the bricks, but during the excavation, he also found many ancient artifacts such as ceramic vases and bowls.

An old farmer accidentally found an ancient tomb from the Song Dynasty in the mountain. (Photo: Kknews)

The matter had long since faded into oblivion after several years, but then something unexpected happened. A team of experts from the city's Cultural Relics Bureau discovered this ancient tomb. After careful examination, they determined that the tomb was built during the Song Dynasty. Based on the inscriptions, it was the tomb of an official from the time of Emperor Song Gaozong. This emperor had chosen this location as his capital.

Inside the ancient tomb, archaeologists found many more artifacts. Noticing that the tomb had been previously excavated, the experts went around the village gathering information.

The old farmer approached them and recounted his story. Unexpectedly, he was subsequently arrested by the police. The reason was that he was being investigated for stealing items from an ancient tomb without reporting it to the authorities. This is an illegal act in China.

Similar cases to that of the old farmer have occurred many times before. After finding artifacts in ancient tombs, they would sell them for money, unaware that what they were selling were valuable cultural relics with immense research value for archaeology. Therefore, after being discovered, they were all fined, and sometimes imprisoned.

One of the valuable antiques that the old farmer took from the ancient tomb. (Photo: Kknews)

In ancient Chinese culture, funeral rites were very important. They believed that after death, people would go to the afterlife and continue living. Therefore, when burying the deceased, family members often placed many burial items in the tomb.

Typically, these are the everyday belongings of the deceased. Sometimes, wealthy families would place expensive burial goods inside, such as jade, ceramics, silk fabrics, etc. Over hundreds or thousands of years, these items become valuable antiques.

Later, many people, driven by greed, stole items from ancient tombs to make money. Many artifacts even sold for hundreds of trillions of dong. Therefore, many people disregarded regulations regarding the appropriation of cultural relics and stole items from ancient tombs. However, after being caught, they all received appropriate punishment under the law.

Quoc Thai (Source: Kknews)

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