In 1989, a huge tomb robbery case broke out in western Henan. Seven princely tombs in Luoyang, Sanmenxia, and Nanyang were looted. Tens of billions of cultural relics were lost to the black market, setting a record for cultural relic theft in New China. The Provincial Public Security Department teamed up with multiple departments to close the net and arrested all 17 people from the "Zongzi Gang" headed by Zhou Zongshan. In the interrogation room, the 50-year-old Zhou Zongshan was handcuffed and looking out the window at the snow falling on Mang Mountain. He decided to write a memoir and explain his thirty-year tomb robbing career.
From his first involvement in tomb robbing to save his mother during the famine of the 1960s, to the formation of a professional gang by gathering Feng Shui masters, blasters, and cultural relic appraisers in the 1980s, Zhou Zongshan relied on his ancestral Luoyang shovel skills to traverse the dragon veins of Henan, break through sand-filled stone tombs, nine-winding mazes, and poisonous fire smoke, and robbed dozens of large tombs from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Tang and Song dynasties. In the memoirs, there are not only the true details of the tomb robbery, the hidden chain of black market transactions, but also the entanglement of brotherhood and interests, and the sad truth about the loss of cultural relics.
Real-life interrogations are intertwined with memories. The police follow the memoirs to trace the whereabouts of cultural relics. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the confessions of gang members. The road to recover the tens of billions of national treasures is full of thorns. Are Zhou Zongshan's words a confession of his tomb robbing career, or a cover-up of unfinished secrets? This memoir-style novel rooted in the reality of western Henan in the 1980s reveals the secret behind tomb robbing and examines the greed of human nature and the scars of civilization.
Reader comments
Watchable. Real, new look.
In the form of a memoir, it reveals the dark behind-the-scenes of tomb robbing and examines the greed of human nature and the scars of civilization, which is shocking.
Reality and memories are intertwined, and the plot is complicated and confusing. Is it a confession or a cover-up? It is thought-provoking!
Speak fluently, work closely together, and have clear and organized logic. It's very comfortable to listen to, I like it very much, and it's worth recommending to my listening friends.
A true review of the tomb robbery case in western Henan reveals the sad truth behind the loss of cultural relics.
Detailed description clearly
From the first involvement in saving his mother to the destruction of the gang, the regrets and puzzles of thirty years of tomb robbing career.
Thirty years of tomb robbing career, nine twists and turns, fire and poisonous smoke, every step is thrilling.
The author's writing style is good, he talks about each incident one by one, and the psychological description of the characters is vivid and lifelike. I give it a thumbs up.
Watchable. Real, new look.
In the form of a memoir, it reveals the dark behind-the-scenes of tomb robbing and examines the greed of human nature and the scars of civilization, which is shocking.
Reality and memories are intertwined, and the plot is complicated and confusing. Is it a confession or a cover-up? It is thought-provoking!
Speak fluently, work closely together, and have clear and organized logic. It's very comfortable to listen to, I like it very much, and it's worth recommending to my listening friends.
A true review of the tomb robbery case in western Henan reveals the sad truth behind the loss of cultural relics.
Detailed description clearly
From the first involvement in saving his mother to the destruction of the gang, the regrets and puzzles of thirty years of tomb robbing career.
Thirty years of tomb robbing career, nine twists and turns, fire and poisonous smoke, every step is thrilling.
The author's writing style is good, he talks about each incident one by one, and the psychological description of the characters is vivid and lifelike. I give it a thumbs up.
The plot is vivid and fascinating. Keep going.