Plundering the Silk Road: China's Treasure Hunt from Sven Hedin to Stein

About This Novel

This book tells the story of the quarter century starting from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Sven Hedin of Sweden, Oriel Stein of England, Albert von Lecoq of Germany, Paul Pelliot of France, Langdon Warner of the United States, Mitsui Ohtani and Mizucho Tachibana of Japan, etc., Swept away tons of various murals, manuscripts, scriptures, sculptures, etc. From the ruins of lost cities on the Silk Road. They looted China's precious cultural relics and launched a fierce international battle for antiquities from the Western Regions. The author brings together the historical stories of these adventurous raiders to explore the motivations for their actions.

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