"The History of Chinese Tomb Robbers: Ancient Figures" is the first book in Ni Fangliu's "General History of Tomb Robbers" series. It is an alternative "biography" with a unique theme written by the famous historian and best-selling author Ni Fangliu. It can be regarded as "Biographies of Chinese Tomb Robbers". The book is divided into nine parts: emperors, kings, ministers, Confucians, soldiers, bandits, monks, eunuchs, and people. It is based on human lines and lists 22 major tomb robbers in China's two to three thousand years of tomb robbing history, as well as representative tomb robbing phenomena of various dynasties, various classes, and various motives. It unfolds one by one in a story-telling way. The book touches on historical anecdotes or secrets, and the materials cited in the book are rich and informative. Many of them come from historical documents and ancient people's notes, and some even borrow from archaeological reports. The content is both popular and informative. The overall writing style is simple and lively, interesting and beautiful.
