This event took place in a small village located in the mountains in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China. According to information from Sohu, in the late 1990s, a farmer named Truong was digging a well in his family’s vegetable garden when a strange incident occurred.
While digging, his pickaxe hit something hard and made a deafening sound. Curious, he quickly examined the area of soil he had just dug up and discovered a round, hard object with a bright gold-like color.
Suspecting that there was an underground treasure, Mr. Truong immediately used a hoe to continue digging. When he was sure he had dug them all, the old man collected them and washed them. After removing the surrounding layers of soil, these circular pieces of gold become shiny and radiate brilliant light.
After removing the layers of dirt, the circular pieces of gold become shiny
To be sure, Mr. Truong decided to try biting the pieces of gold he had dug up and realized that their texture and hardness were just like gold. Thinking that it would change his life, the old man remained calm and began to count the amount of gold he had found. In total, he collected 108 pieces of gold, weighing more than 120 kg.
Knowing that he had just unearthed a treasure, Mr. Truong lime took this gold to the bank to sell it for money after carefully discussing it with his family. However, when he saw the amount of gold Mr. Truong and his son were trading, the bank employee immediately sensed something was wrong and immediately reported the incident to the Chinese Cultural Heritage Administration.
Mr. Truong and his son transferred the gold to the state
Experts from the Department of Heritage immediately went to the bank and carried out a thorough examination of the gold pieces. After the evaluation process, they concluded that these pieces of gold could be owned by Wang Mang – a powerful official of the Han Dynasty, who later became the sole emperor of the Tan Dynasty, ending the Han period in Chinese history. .
Under the influence of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Mr. Truong and his son had no choice but to transfer the gold to the state to support the research and preservation of historical relics. To recognize their contribution, the Chinese Administration of Cultural Relics awarded a certificate of merit and a bonus of 500 yuan to Mr. Zhang and his son. This also encourages other people to turn them in to the state when they discover antiquities.
According to Chinese law, all cultural relics discovered underground, in inland waters and in territorial waters are owned by the state.
According to Chinese law, all cultural relics discovered on land, inland waters and territorial waters are owned by the Chinese state. Therefore, when people accidentally discover them, instead of keeping them for themselves, they should notify experts, authorities or relevant departments to help identify the origin and preserve the items.
People’s contributions are of great importance to the Chinese archaeological community, and also have a positive impact on the preservation and preservation of the value of ancient cultural traces, contributing to the preservation of China’s cultural and historical heritage.
