Grave robbing was a common thing in ancient China. Grave robbers occurred thousands of years ago, and Cao Cao established an official position for grave robbers during the Three Kingdoms period. At that time, there was a saying called "Ten Chambers and Nine Merits in the Han Tomb". The ancient Huangling was relatively large, but grave robbers rarely dared to move. After all, Huangling is guarded by experts. Very interesting things happened during the Republic of China. Almost all the Qing tombs were stolen, but none of the Ming tombs were moved. Why is this happening?

One: the social situation at that time

The tomb of the Qing Dynasty was stolen, which was also a time of chaos in the Republic of China. Warlords abound. This is also the most prone period of tombs in past dynasties. Sun dug the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, the social slogan was "expel Tatars and restore China" and the slogan was to drive away "Manchu rulers", so Sun said that selling Cixi Mausoleum was the aspiration of the people. Even if he is found, he can say nothing and say that Sun has an ideal. In addition, there is no reasonable reason to say that Sun robbed the Ming tombs. The owner is unknown. How did you do that?

Two: the difficulty of grave robbery

Ming tombs are buried deep underground, about twenty or thirty meters. I can't find a wonderful article in a short time. It is difficult to rob a tomb. Besides, it takes longer. I don't have a general understanding of the situation in the grave. So it's hard for bandits. In addition, most of the tombs in the Ming Dynasty were in the suburbs, and there were many people. Qinhuangling is buried shallowly, about 7 ~ 8 meters deep. Moreover, Cixi and Qianlong were buried for a short time, and many people recorded the situation. The tombs of the Qing Dynasty are all in the mountains. Not easy to find. So it's harder for bandits.

Three: the treasures inside are too different.

The main purpose of robbing a tomb is to get the treasure inside, so which of the two imperial tombs has more treasure, when Cixi was buried, it caused a sensation in the world. There are many treasures in it. Emerald watermelons are world-class treasures. Qianlong's mausoleum also has Kowloon Sword.