Does anyone have information about "Qi Bo"? He was the reporter from Gansu Daily who wrote "Elegy of the Ancient Tomb". I want information about this author. I also want the details of this article.
Elegant Songs of Ancient Tombs
The Xihan River Basin in Li County, Gansu Province, known as the "Blessed Land of Heaven", has a rich historical heritage. The 107 cultural relics sites and a large number of cultural relics in the collection that have been surveyed and archived fully demonstrate its glorious past. As a result, some criminals set their greedy eyes on this ancient and mysterious land, setting off a frenzy of robbing ancient tombs that affected 56 villages in 18 towns and towns in the county, and composed a shocking tragedy of ancient tombs with blood and tears. .
Death in Yang Jiangping
On the afternoon of March 18 this year, in front of the ancient tomb on Yang Jiangping in Shiling Village, Yanhe Township, a heartbreaking cry for help came from ∶ "Help, help!"
Folks from the four mountains and eight slopes came to hear the news and saw an ancient tomb as big as five bungalows collapsed. At the gloomy entrance of the ancient tomb, a young woman was on the verge of death. Most of her body was buried in the thick layer of loess. There were several tomb robbers around, their faces covered with blood and dirt. Some were wailing in panic, and some were making desperate calls, which was unbearable to watch.
According to an insider, "There are still five people trapped in the ancient tombs. Now their life or death is uncertain, and they must be rescued quickly."
More than 30 strong laborers from the whole village are working in the ancient tombs. Five corpses were found in the dangerous ancient tomb. The deceased were all farmers in Shiling Village. The oldest is 43 years old and the youngest is only 20 years old.
The ancient tomb is stained with blood and tears.
After years of vicissitudes in the past, the beautiful Yangjiangping has suddenly turned into a gloomy and terrifying place with corpses lying in ravines. Children dare not go out, and adults ask for companionship when passing by.
According to legend, this is a tomb of a general from the early Han Dynasty to the late Qin Dynasty, and there are many precious burial objects in it. Therefore, it has long been the coveted target of tomb thieves in ancient and modern times and is doomed.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, a group of money-hungry guys took advantage of the dark moon and high winds to rob Yangjiangping of ancient tombs. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two thieves got into the ancient tomb, a large area of the tomb roof collapsed. The few tomb robbers standing at the entrance of the cave saw that the situation was not good, so they came to wipe their feet with oil and fled.
Due to the temptation of money, another group of tomb robbers were controlled by evil desires. They looted dozens of treasures in the tomb and left quietly without caring about their lives. The five farmers who were crushed to death this time were just digging some charcoal from the tombs that had been excavated by others, but they did not expect that disaster would befall them. Thus, the scene at the beginning of this article appeared.
This scene lasted only a moment, but it easily ended the lives of five people, causing the family that had previously been filled with a warm atmosphere to suddenly be filled with mournful cries.
Where did the craze start?
With the rapid development of the commodity economy, the status of money has suddenly increased in the minds of some people, and they are looking for opportunities to make a fortune everywhere. In the autumn of 1987, a jingle began to circulate among young farmers in Mahe Village, Yacheng Township, "If you want to get rich, dig ancient tombs and become a household worth ten thousand yuan overnight." Is this statement half-truth or a pure lie? It is difficult to say. The news spread like wildfire, and soon reached the ears of several prestigious elders in the village. The old people leaned on crutches and stood on the earth platform at the entrance of the village and angrily shouted: "I wonder which unworthy descendant is so bold as to dare to make plans on the graves of our ancestors? Aren't you afraid that cutting off the dragon's veins will harm the feng shui of the whole village?"
However, once the greedy desires of the young people were ignited, they could not stop them. They found more than thirty reliable accomplices and formed a "special force" that stayed up day and night, and came to the mountains and deep streams to see the sound of springs. At the foot of Shuangyan Mountain, they began to rob an ancient brick tomb. After working for several consecutive nights, they finally unearthed a gilt octagonal bottle weighing about 7 kilograms, as well as more than a dozen bronzes and gilt copper ornaments. One part was sold to a local cultural relic dealer for 24,000 yuan, and the other part was resold to a cultural relic smuggler in Shanxi for 78,000 yuan, making them a well-known nouveau riche.
After these people made a fortune, they were overjoyed and squandered it wantonly, making their neighbors look at them, which greatly stimulated the growth of the unhealthy activities of robbing ancient tombs.
However, these guys were not satisfied with this little fuss. Instead, they wanted to look forward to Shu. Their arrogance grew stronger and they began to plan for bigger actions. Faced with this reality, some people went from disbelief to belief, some from opposition to acquiescence, and many more people went from just talking to directly participating, and even several members of the family started robbing ancient tombs. They carried bedrolls and dry food, ate and lived in the wilderness, and became professionals in digging ancient tombs. Whenever night falls, men, women and children all go out. There are lanterns and torches all over the mountains and plains. Trucks shuttle back and forth. People dragging buckets and hauling earth line up in long lines. They go all out to rob ancient tombs and search for treasures without thinking about their lives, leaving them sleeping underground. The ghosts cannot rest in peace.
Words are like the wind. Some farmers in Hejiazhuang and Goumen Village, who were trying every means to invigorate the economy and get rid of poverty as soon as possible but had no way to get rich, heard that the work in Mahe Village was booming. They were afraid of missing the opportunity to make a fortune, so they followed the people in Mahe Village like a man possessed. Behind the scenes, we began to dig into the ancient tomb that had been sleeping for thousands of years under the Nine Springs. It follows the areas of Suhe, Yali, Rancheng, Liuwang, Zhaoping, Pingquan and Hena Village in Yongping Township, and affects to varying degrees the Xinzhongchuan in Yanguan Town, Zhaoping and Yongxing Township along the upper reaches of the Xihan River. Longhuai Village. Later, it affected Shiling Village and Dongtai Village in Yanhe Township, Guquan Village and Gaosi Village in Shiqiao Township, and gradually spread to a territory of more than 60 kilometers from the surroundings of the Qishan Ancient Battlefield to the upper and lower parts of Tielong Mountain.
The Zhaojiaping ruins located near Changdao Ancient County has an intoxicating cultural landscape. The bronzes unearthed here from the Western Zhou Dynasty have red spots and green rust; the jades from the Han Dynasty are exquisite and clear; the three-color plates from the Tang Dynasty have well-proportioned colors and lifelike bird patterns; the blue and white vases from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are elegant and simple, with different shapes. In particular, bronze weapons and other weapons from the Warring States Period are collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing. The human-shaped gray pottery pot participated in the "Dunhuang Xixia Kingdom Exhibition" organized by the country and was exhibited in Japan, Hong Kong and Macao, attracting great attention from the archaeological community. The Gaositou site in Shiqiao Township, located on the banks of the Guyu River, has a long history that can be traced back to the Old and New Stone Ages. It has experienced 5,000 years of vicissitudes. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has extremely rich cultural connotations. There are cultural relics from various periods since Yangshao, Qijia, Siwa, Zhou Dynasty, Qin and Han Dynasty, and they belong to provincial cultural relics protection units. However, this place cannot escape the same fate as Yang Jiangping. The ancient ruins were robbed and excavated into pieces, and the land was in a mess. The inherent style no longer exists.
There are so many harms
Due to the ineffective suppression, the increasingly rampant tomb robbing trend has become more and more popular, and it has begun to develop into an open, group-based, and professional village, and the scale of crimes continues to expand. Various models of high-end cars and luxury motorcycles are flocking to the small mountain villages that are no longer silent, causing unrest in rural social order and showing signs of seriously affecting production.
The man-made destruction is shocking, and the revenge of nature is equally cruel and ruthless. According to statistics, since 1987, 22 lives have been lost in ancient tombs in the county.
The most serious activity of robbing ancient tombs is undoubtedly Yongxing Township. The Southwest Mountain, which stretches for 7 miles, is said to be the site of the royal cemetery of King Miaozhuang of Xiyu Kingdom. This means that there are rare treasures and unpredictable mysteries buried underground. The farmers living in this area all want to be near water and towers first. They began to rob ancient tombs in the second half of 1991, and the number of participants increased day by day. Last summer, a large-scale collective action gradually formed, with as many as 300 people dispatched at one time, accounting for about 60% of the village's forced labor force. Some criminals also brought their own mobile phones, walkie-talkies, guns, daggers, and sticks, and threatened and intimidated the village cadres who came to persuade them. They were very arrogant.
Several pedestrians on the Changdao River pointed to the dark mass of tomb robbers on the opposite mountain and complained to reporters that in the shallow mountains with crisscrossed roads, no brick tombs or charcoal tombs were spared. The wheat seedlings that were jointing were trampled into shape, and the vacant land was so devastated that they could not be planted. Some illegally dig under the walls of farmers, threatening residential safety and causing many disputes. Some of them dug up new graves where the bones were still cold, which led to fights, life-threatening fights, and the destruction of families and families.
Cultural relics are witnesses of our country’s splendid and long history, first-hand materials for historical research, important references and sources for scientific inventions and literary and artistic creations, and the common wealth of the people of the motherland. The special value is that it cannot be recreated, and once lost, it cannot be recovered. However, the tomb robbers who are greedy for money only care about their vested interests, and their destructive behavior has developed to the point where they commit all kinds of evil.
In March last year, dozens of people from Yongxing Township ganged up and unearthed 13 "tadpole pattern painted pottery pots" near the ruins of Changdao Ancient County in the Western Han Dynasty. In the transaction with the cultural relic dealer, because the price was too low, he couldn't divide the stolen goods, so he smashed all the cultural relics. Six farmers in Yali Village, Yongping Township, unearthed 300 pottery sheep from an ancient tomb in the village. They have both physical and spiritual features and different postures. They provide valuable physical information for studying the development of animal husbandry in the Qin and Han Dynasties and are of high significance. historical research value. However, it is regrettable that the tomb robbers smashed more than 200 pottery sheep into pieces when they saw that no gold and silver treasures were dug out. Cultural relics workers identified the inscriptions on the fragments of a garlic pot abandoned by farmers in Cuicheng Village, Yongping Township. Almost all murals and a large number of pottery from a princes tomb dating back more than 3,200 years were destroyed, and pottery pieces and brick carvings with various patterns were scattered on the ground. , shocking.
The pursuit of money makes some people lose their minds and drown their conscience. There was a young farmer in Yongping Hetao. He and several friends from the village ganged up to rob ancient tombs, but unexpectedly they dug up the ancestral tomb of his grandmother's family. Therefore, he attracted the attention of the villagers, the comments of passers-by, the scolding of his relatives, and the contempt of his friends. A young farmer in Beishan, Yongxing Township accidentally unearthed his ancestor. Seeing that there was no treasure in the tomb, he got angry and smashed the skull of a remains with a hoe. He also cursed: "Damn, this poor guy is as poor as me." This incident angered the family who believed in "rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests". The cousins, aunts and uncles beat the unscrupulous thief to death with sticks. He was covered in bruises and almost lost his life.
There are three lazy men in a certain township who claim to be "Mr. Feng Shui". It is said that he can explore the exact location of ancient tombs and have the ability to identify the value of cultural relics. The authenticity of cultural relics and the dynasty they were produced in can be estimated by wiping off the dust and playing with them in their hands. Once, three "gentlemen" were invited by a few people who were eager to make a fortune to explore several hills in Shiqiao Township. They were poking around with steel rods when they suddenly heard a crisp sound. They thought they had discovered something. Treasures of great value were dug up with great interest. After a few minutes, their excitement turned to fear. What suddenly appeared on the ground was not a jeweled treasure, but a gray-white skeleton...
The evil trend of robbing ancient tombs spread everywhere like a plague. Rural cadres intervened with a mixture of worry and anger. People near and far are also talking about it: "The robbing of ancient tombs continues, and the consequences will be disastrous."
The power of the legal system shows its power
Not long ago, Vice Governor Yang Huaixiao received a report from the people in Li County The letter later stated: “In view of the rampant criminal activities of robbing ancient tombs in Li County, the public security organs and cultural relics protection units must cooperate closely and coordinate operations. Those tomb robbing gangs that cause serious damage and great harm must be resolutely destroyed and severely cracked down in accordance with the law. ”
In order to effectively punish the criminal activities of robbing ancient tombs, deter criminals, educate farmers, and formulate practical preventive measures, the Longnan Prefectural Committee conducted a special study on the protection of ancient tombs and ancient sites and produced meeting minutes . Lixian County Party Committee and County Government took this opportunity to formulate a series of local regulations while conscientiously implementing the Cultural Relics Protection Law. Conservation organizations at all levels held consecutive meetings, and everyone from the elderly to students, women to children were mobilized to form a good social atmosphere of "protecting cultural relics is everyone's responsibility."
Under the pressure of strong political offensive and public opinion, the evil trend of robbing ancient tombs has been restrained. The cunning criminal has been hiding in his lair, daring not to move. Dozens of policemen, covered with stars and stars, have been ambushing and waiting for more than ten days, but there is no trace of him. However, criminals motivated by profit will never abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side lightly, and they will take desperate risks.
In the hazy moonlight, at the entrance of a village outside the south gate of the county seat, the red brick and tile houses are neat and orderly, and there are many TV antennas on the roof. Under the big locust tree, a group of girls with red scarves hanging around their necks were dancing monkey rubber bands, and they laughed like silver bells from time to time. In huge contrast to this peaceful atmosphere, there are several "ghost figures" shaking in the ancient cemetery on the hillside to the north of the village.
According to the arrangement, the 13 public security officers and disguised cultural relics protection personnel who were "stationed" in the village had obtained conclusive evidence of the criminals in advance and cast a tight dragnet around the ancient tomb. :
"Whoever got into the ancient tomb, come out quickly!"
Several loud shouts, powerful and majestic, shocked the tomb robber's plan to "dig a house worth ten thousand yuan in one night" dream of getting rich. They crawled out of the ancient tomb in embarrassment and were about to turn back to resist when a pair of shiny handcuffs were locked on their wrists. At the same time, the police car carrying out the arrest mission also arrived at the entrance of the village, and the piercing siren cut through the quiet night sky. In a dilapidated courtyard in the west of the village, tomb robbers and cultural relic dealers who were about to have a drink in order to seal a large "business" suddenly stopped the wine bottles in mid-air. What they heard made them tremble with fear. The police sirens sounded, and they were all caught before they could escape.
In the past few days, the public security organs have concentrated their efforts on rapid detection and investigated and dealt with 57 dens and field pawn shops that resold cultural relics in accordance with the law. From the 96 captured tomb robbers and 187 accomplices who voluntarily surrendered, 568 cultural relics from the Neolithic Age to the Ming and Qing Dynasties were recovered, more than 220,000 yuan in illegally obtained dirty money was seized, and 2 luxury cars were impounded. 1 Beijing jeep. The severe and severe sentencing of seven cultural relic thieves and cultural relic smugglers created momentum in society and put a stop to the once rampant practice of robbing ancient tombs.
Recently, reporters discovered during investigations that in those villages where tomb robbing activities were more serious in the past, people are now living and working in peace and contentment, busy with production, and showing a new calm and peaceful atmosphere.