Revealing the taboo in the ancient tombs that no thief dares to take

Ancient tomb theft is a problem that has lasted for thousands of years in China. According to Chinese history books, Cao Cao used to dig ancient tombs to supplement military supplies. It was thanks to the gold and silver treasures obtained in the ancient tombs, that Cao Cao had a source of funds to support his army for three years, overcoming the difficult period to become a one-way hegemony later on.

 Grave theft is a long-standing problem in China.

Later on, the profits from the sale of antiques, gold, silver, and jewelry stolen from the graves made many people blind. The Chinese even spread the saying: "If you want to become a millionaire overnight, just dig an ancient grave".

 Objects left in an ancient tomb.

Therefore, to this day, many people have not given up this job because they believe that following the dead is a wealth of wealth, gold, silver, treasures and valuable items. In localities with long-standing cultural relics, tomb theft is complicated.

However, from time to time, grave robbers in China have set their own rules. Page 163 information, when breaking into ancient tombs, thieves often do not hesitate to take away gold, silver, and treasures. However, they absolutely do not dare to touch the jade items in the grave of the deceased.

Later, when excavating the tombs of the Han Dynasty, archaeologists were surprised that the costumes made from jade, connected by golden threads of the Han emperors and nobles, still had pieces of jade intact. Only the golden threads were taken away.

The jade costumes are usually only stripped of the golden threads.

A tomb of a king of the Han Dynasty when found by researchers, apart from jade, there was nothing in the tomb.

The reason grave robbers never take jade is because they believe that the jade in a dead person's grave is not clean.

The ancient Chinese believed that after death, people must use jade to "nurture". In addition, jade is also used to seal the air holes in the body, to oxygenate the blood and prevent insects from entering. Because jade comes into contact with corpses so much, no one dares to take them away.

In addition, jade is a symbol of the status and status of a person, not something that ordinary people have. Usually, only people of the prestigious family class have it.

 Archaeologists are often the ones who come after grave robbers.

In the old days, if someone suddenly owned a piece of jade, it was easy to be discovered by the government, like "bow to my grandfather in this bush". Therefore, in the past, grave robbers did not dare to touch the jade for fear of causing harm to themselves.

In addition, many people believe that jade pieces are often passed down from generation to generation and worn for decades. It is considered a spiritual weapon and is closely associated with the soul of the deceased. If you touch these gems or bring them into your possession, grave robbers may encounter disaster and revenge. 

Grave theft is always a profession condemned by Chinese society. Unscrupulous grave robbers dared to invade the graves of the dead who were very cunning. They consider this as a profession to earn a living, make a living and realize the dream of being rich. So, of course, these guys don't "kill themselves" by pieces of jade no matter how beautiful and valuable it is.

This principle of taboo has invisibly left behind a large number of cultural relics and precious jade items for China today.