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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On October 31, 2015, the mausoleum of Kangxi concubine was looted
On October 31, 2015 (September 19, 2015 in the lunar calendar), the tomb of Emperor Kangxi's concubine was robbed and the tomb robbers used submersible pumps and other tools. In Zunhua City, Tangshan, a complete view of the Jingling Consort's Garden in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. An online post revealed that in the early morning of October 31, 2015, the courtyard residence of Consort Jingling in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty in Zunhua, Hebei Province was stolen. Many local departments have confirmed that tomb robberies have occurred. According to people familiar with the matter, a security guard discovered that the tomb was stolen that night, and then the police arrived. The stolen cultural relics have been recovered. Nearby villagers claimed that clothes and jewelry in the tomb were stolen. Yesterday afternoon, in Donggou Village on the east side of Jingling Tomb in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty, many villagers said that at about 4 a.m. on October 31, 2015, the courtyard of Consort Jingling was dug by a multi-person tomb robbery team, and the burial clothes and jewelry in the tomb were stolen."A large hole has been dug in the courtyard, but it has not been filled yet, and outsiders cannot enter." Later, under the guidance of the villagers, the reporter came to the stolen courtyard of Consort Jingling. The courtyard residence of Consort Jingling is located on the east side of Jingling, facing north to south, surrounded by red walls, and in front of the circle, it is about the size of four or five football fields. The surrounding red walls are mottled, and the glazed tiles on the top of the walls have been damaged or dropped to varying degrees. The dilapidated wooden courtyard door at the south end is closed, and there is a small bungalow on the west side of the courtyard door with multiple guards. One of the middle-aged men claimed to be a security guard at the tomb and confirmed that a tomb robbery case had indeed occurred in the garden not long ago. 48 concubines and one prince were buried in the garden bed of the stolen Consort Jingling. At about 4 p.m. yesterday, the reporter climbed halfway up the mountain behind the garden bed of Consort Jingling. It could be seen that there were dozens of round domed roofs of different sizes distributed in the garden bed. According to local villagers, each treasure roof represents a tomb."The rounder and larger the treasure roof means that the higher the rank of the concubine. "Public information shows that the Jingling Concubine Garden was the largest number of concubine Garden Burials in the Qing Dynasty, with 49 people buried inside, including 1 imperial concubine, 11 imperial concubine, 8 imperial concubine, 10 noble people, 9 Chang Zai, 9 promised, and 1 prince. Satellite maps show that there are 49 treasure roofs in the garden. The treasure roof on the south side is larger and the north side is relatively small. Moreover, the south side is relatively regular, with east-west symmetry, while the north side is relatively messy, but it is also roughly east-west symmetry. People familiar with the matter said that tomb robbers used submersible pumps and other tools. According to security guards working here, the courtyard of Consort Jingling is not open to the public. Staff members are usually on duty in turn, and outsiders are generally not allowed to enter. According to people familiar with the matter, there are many Kangxi's concubines buried in the courtyard of Concubine Jingling. The location and size of the tomb inside are strictly graded. Since the tomb has been soaked in water all year round, the tomb has not been developed and opened to the public. The person familiar with the matter said that the tomb robbers used submersible pumps, gas masks, miniature walkie-talkies and other tools to sneak into the tomb."The tomb robbers drained the water and entered, stealing many burial objects. "Another person familiar with the situation close to the Qing Dongling Management Committee said that the security guards on duty on the night of the incident found strangers outside the wall. The security personnel and public security personnel who heard the news discovered the tomb robbery site." The stolen cultural relics have been recovered." The person familiar with the matter said. After the incident, staff of the Qing Dongling Cultural Relics Management Office confirmed the incident to the Beijing News reporter, but said that the details of the incident were not clear. Yesterday afternoon, the relevant person in charge of the Hebei Province Cultural Relics Bureau also confirmed that a tomb robbery case occurred. As of last night, the local public security and the Qing Dongling Management Committee had not reported the details of the case. The Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty is listed on the World Heritage List. It is located 30 kilometers northwest of Zunhua City, Tangshan, Hebei Province. It covers an area of 80 square kilometers. Construction began in 1661 and took 247 years. 217 palace archways were built one after another, forming 15 cemeteries large and small, with 161 royal members buried, including 5 emperors Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng, and Tongzhi, 15 empresses such as Cixi, 136 concubines, 3 eldest princes, and 2 princesses. It is the largest existing imperial tomb complex in China, the most complete system and the most appropriate layout. The Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty was included in the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961 and was included in the World Heritage List in November 2000. Historically, the Qing Eastern Tomb was stolen many times. Among them, in July 1928, Sun Dianying, commander of the 12th Army of the Kuomintang, planned a robbery case in the name of "suppressing bandits" and dug up the Yuling Tomb of Emperor Qianlong and the Dingling Tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, shocking China and abroad. News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/15lr.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-13:42] 访问:85
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