Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    China
    Home / China / Society

    Tomb raiders targeted to safeguard nation's precious cultural heritage

    By Zhang Yan | China Daily | Updated: 2018-01-29 08:02
    Share
    Share - WeChat
    Chen Shiqu (center), deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at the Ministry of Public Security, examines cultural relics dating from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) that were confiscated from tomb robbers in November in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. [Chen Liukun/Xinhua]

    Chen said the raids are usually professional, complex operations in which each member of a gang is allotted a specific task, including raising funds, committing the robbery, finding clients for the stolen artifacts, transporting and trafficking the items and finding ways of disposing of the profits.

    Wei Yongshun, a senior official at the criminal investigation bureau, said, "Usually, the leader of the gang remains in the background to fund the operation, while a special technical adviser locates the burial site and organizes access to the tomb."

    The graves are usually located by the use of modern technology, including electronic divining rods and metal detectors, while homemade explosives are used to gain entry. Other equipment can include walkie-talkies, night-vision goggles, powerful lights, oxygen cylinders and antiviral masks, he added.

    According to Chen, the robbers always use assumed names when communicating and only keep the stolen artifacts for as long as they have to, preferring to sell them immediately or smuggle them overseas.

    "Wealthy businessmen and even high-ranking officials, including some lawmakers and political advisers, buy items for their own collections, or the artifacts are smuggled to private museums or collectors overseas," he said.

    Between March 2015 and July last year, police in 16 cities and counties across five provinces recovered 1,100 stolen items, including 222 classified as Grade 1 or 2 cultural relics.

    A typical example occurred in July, when police in the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi smashed eight criminal gangs and detained 91 people suspected of involvement in 96 cases of tomb raiding and trafficking of cultural relics, according to the Shaanxi Public Security Bureau.

    |<< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next   >>|
    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    日本成人中文字幕| heyzo专区无码综合| 最近中文字幕精彩视频| 中文字幕在线观看一区二区| 国产啪亚洲国产精品无码| 亚洲中文字幕无码不卡电影| 无码永久免费AV网站| 久久久无码精品亚洲日韩按摩| 天堂无码在线观看| 久久中文字幕精品| 亚洲欧美精品综合中文字幕| 天堂√中文最新版在线| 国产精品无码一区二区三区电影| 亚洲精品一级无码鲁丝片| 久久中文字幕视频、最近更新| 亚洲精品无码久久久久| AV大片在线无码永久免费| 中文字幕人妻无码专区| 亚洲精品无码AV中文字幕电影网站| 永久无码精品三区在线4| 色欲香天天综合网无码| 国产成人亚洲综合无码| 亚洲乱码无码永久不卡在线 | AV无码精品一区二区三区| 无码人妻精品一区二区在线视频 | 无码av免费毛片一区二区| 熟妇人妻无码中文字幕| 亚洲精品中文字幕乱码三区| 亚洲中文字幕无码日韩| 免费看无码特级毛片| 无码任你躁久久久久久老妇App| 中文字幕久久欲求不满| 精品久久久无码中文字幕| 无码人妻少妇久久中文字幕| 人妻无码中文字幕免费视频蜜桃| 中文字幕第3页| 中文字幕国产91| 亚洲AV无码久久精品蜜桃| 人妻无码第一区二区三区| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AV毛网站| 日韩精选无码|