June 29, 2008 (May 26, 2008 in the lunar calendar), the truth about the "South China Tiger Photo Incident". File photo: The so-called "South China tiger photo" taken by old hunter Zhou Zhenglong. File photo: Zhou Zhenglong and his "South China Tiger Photo". Bai Shaokang, deputy director of the Shaanxi Province Public Security Department who participated in the investigation of the "South China Tiger Photo Incident", said that the South China tiger photographed by Zhou Zhenglong on October 3 last year was a tiger painting. According to Bai Shaokang, the public security department reconstructed the scene of the 'tiger shooting' during the investigation and confirmed that Zhou Zhenglong's closest distance to the "tiger" was about 3.9 meters and the farthest distance was about 10.5 meters, which fundamentally overthrew Zhou Zhenglong's filming of live wild South China tigers. The foundation for the authenticity. In subsequent investigations, Zhou Zhenglong confessed the criminal facts of using tiger paintings to take photos of South China tigers in order to defraud money. According to Zhou Zhenglong: While serving as a guide for the South China Tiger Investigation Team in Shaanxi Province in 2006, Zhou Zhenglong heard from members of the investigation team that if he could take pictures of the South China tiger's footprints, feces, and hair, he would receive a reward of 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan; If you take photos of a live wild South China tiger, you will receive a reward of more than 1 million yuan, which is very touching. Especially around August last year, the Zhenping County government awarded him an honorary certificate and a 1000 yuan bonus as a guide for the investigation team, which further stimulated Zhou Zhenglong's desire to take tiger photos and gain benefits. According to Zhou Zhenglong's confession, public security personnel in Shaanxi Province extracted from his home a tiger painting and a wooden tiger claw mold used when taking fake tiger photos on October 3 last year. Another identical tiger painting purchased at the same time was extracted from the home of Cao, who provided him with the tiger painting. Managers are eager for quick success and instant benefits. The tiger photo "freak" concocted by Zhou Zhenglong has always permeated the "tiger" desire of some people in the Zhenping County Government and the Forestry Department of Shaanxi Province, from the time of preparation, emergence and evolution. After the truth of the "South China Tiger Photo Incident" hastily released news to discredit the image of the government, people reflected on the process of the paper tiger's rise from personal behavior to government behavior. It was the "root cause" of the Forestry Department of Shaanxi Province who was eager for quick success and hasty release of information. As a major news story that caused a sensation across the country, it took only 10 days from Zhou Zhenglong claiming to have photographed wild South China tigers in October last year to the release of this information by the Forestry Department of Shaanxi Province. On June 29, Xu Chunhua (second from right), spokesperson of the Shaanxi Province Government and head of the General Office of the Provincial Government, Bai Shaokang (first from right), spokesperson and deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department, and Yue Chong (second from left), spokesperson and deputy director of the Provincial Supervision Department, reported on the investigation and handling of the "South China Tiger Photo Incident." On June 29, the Information Office of the Shaanxi Province Government officially announced that the "South China Tiger Photo" was a paper tiger. The paper tiger photographed by the old hunter Zhou Zhenglong was hastily released by the Shaanxi Province Forestry Department under the name of "living tiger," causing controversy that lasted for more than eight months. According to the investigation results released by the Shaanxi Province government on June 29, it was confirmed that the photo of the South China tiger was indeed faked by Zhou Zhenglong. On June 28, Zhou Zhenglong, suspected of fraud, was requested by the public security organs to the procuratorate for approval of his arrest.