Why have tomb robbers been patronized by tomb robbers for nearly a thousand years?
Usually, the nomadic regime advocates simple burials and does not like extravagance, but because of Empress Xiao's special historical contributions to the Liao Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty's continuous acceptance of Sinicization, after her death, Liao Shengzong gave her mother Empress Xiao a beautiful burial, and buried countless treasures, probably these treasures, so that Empress Xiao could not be peaceful after her death.
Because the Khitan originated in the area of present-day Liaoning, its cemetery was chosen in a village in Beizhen City, Jinzhou City, that is, the LiaoqianLing Tomb, which became a frequent place for tomb robbers after the decline of the Liao regime.
The first large-scale destruction of the Liao Qianling was at the end of the Liao Dynasty, the Jin State that rose in the northeast was constantly eroding the sphere of influence of the Liao State, and the Jinzhou area where the Liao Qianling was located soon fell, because the Jin State was more barbaric and more short of money than the Liao State, and in 1119 AD, the Qianling tomb was excavated, and the treasures inside were looted.
After that, the Jin State moved its capital to Beijing, and the liao state's homeland was even more desolate because of the war, at this time, some tomb robbers from the south poured in on a large scale and looted the tombs of the Liao state, and the Liao Qianling was also among them.
After the overthrow of the Liao Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and the Mongols recruited the Khitans to participate in the war, which eventually made the Khitan nation integrate into other ethnic groups, the Khitan culture gradually withered, the Liao Dynasty tombs were in a quiet period, and after the Qing army entered the customs, it prohibited the central plains population from developing in the northeast, and also protected the large-scale tombs of the Liao Dynasty to a certain extent.
Until the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, due to the chaos of social order, a series of tomb robberies were triggered, and the LiaoqianLing was excavated by the local starving people at this time.
Subsequently, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese, who were enthusiastic about Chinese history, especially the history of Liaojin Yuanqing, once again focused their attention on the Liaoqianling Tomb to provide a theoretical basis for their aggression, and the Liaoqianling Tomb was stolen again.
Due to the destruction of the war period, as well as the unpopularity of Liao culture, for a long time people did not care where the Liao Qianling Tombs were, and by 1971, when people were digging air raid shelters, they accidentally found a group of Liao Dynasty tombs, and after expert investigation, this was the Liaoqianling Tombs.
In the 1990s, treasures from the Liaoqian Tombs began to appear gradually, such as Empress Xiao's crown and phoenix robes in Jinzhou and Dandong in 1991.
Empress Xiao's golden clothes of the Liao Dynasty were worth 3.4 billion yuan, so why did no one dare to steal them?
In 1995, there was news that Empress Xiao's golden birthday clothes had survived, which caused great shock to the archaeological community. This golden shou robe, also known as the "golden filigree inlaid four phoenix pattern shouyi", is hand-woven by 10,000 tiny gold wire weaves, whether it is material or workmanship, it highlights the highest technical level of the Liao Dynasty period and has important value for later scholars to study Khitan culture.
Relevant information shows that the famous cultural relics expert Pei Yuanbo praised Empress Xiao's golden birthday clothes as a national treasure level cultural relics, he estimated that the price can be sold at least 3.4 billion, the reason for this price, probably he believes that the highest valuation of the Han Dynasty's golden jade clothes at that time was 2.4 billion, And Empress Xiao's celebrity effect was greater than that of the Han Dynasty's princes, so it should not be a problem to have 1 billion more than them.
As for why Empress Xiao's golden shouyi can be preserved, there are different theories, one theory is that because the shouyi is not conspicuous, so several waves of tomb robbers do not recognize the goods, so they missed it; the other is that the shouyi is unlucky, and the value of the shouyi is not high for a long time, so the tomb robbers generally do not touch it.
I think these claims are not valid, first of all, the tomb robbers do not know the goods, if one or two people miss it, it is forgivable, but from ancient times to the present, it is obviously unrealistic to experience so many waves of tomb robbers to miss. Secondly, if the tomb robber has a taboo, it is estimated that the tomb robber will not rob the tomb.
I think the biggest possibility is that in the process of a large-scale tomb robbery, all the things of Empress Xiao were stolen and kept in one place, so they would appear collectively in the 90s of the last century, which once again contradicted the fact that if the tomb robbers missed the shouyi, why did the shouyi and the fengguan and other cultural relics come out at the same time?
In fact, I checked a lot of information, a lot of information about this golden birthday coat, even the process is very detailed, and there are many high-definition pictures, but I am a little unclear, all the information shows that this birthday coat appeared in 1995, but now in what place, in which museum, or by whom to collect, there is no news, the so-called valuation of 3.4 billion, is just a nonsense without a beginning.
Contrary to everyone's concern for this birthday dress, Empress Xiao's Liaoqianling has not been properly protected, and if before the 21st century, the Liaoqianling was destroyed, we cannot stop it.
What is shocking is that in 2003, the tomb robbers broke into the ground more than eight meters deep, and the already dilapidated Liaoqianling tomb was excavated again, and the terrible thing is that this news was not reported by the Liaoshen Evening News until 2006, before that, even the two-foot-wide robbery cave was not taken care of, and even the courageous villagers could go down to "visit".
I think there is nothing more tragic about history than this!