On this day, 97 years ago, July 5, 1928 (May 18, 1928, the lunar calendar), Sun Dianying robbed the Eastern Tomb. Sun Dianying's statue On July 5, 1928, a serious treasure theft case occurred in the Eastern Tomb of Malanyu, Hebei Province. The Eastern Tomb is the tomb of the Qing royal family. There are 14 tombs of emperors and empresses, including the tombs of Qianlong and Cixi. Sun Dianying, a remnant of the Zhilu Alliance Army, was salivating for the underground treasures of Dongling. He sent an engineering battalion to dig and used explosives to blast open the strong tomb door. Not only did the rebel soldiers wash and plunder hundreds of millions of buried treasures, but even the bodies of the emperor and queen were also shredded, leaving the mausoleum in ruins. When the news spread, public opinion was in uproar, demanding that the government strictly arrest the criminals. Sun Dianying presented treasures everywhere, but the case was finally settled.