Xinhua, Taiyuan, June 25 (Li Tingyao) "Accumulatively cracked 1,386 cases of cultural relics, arrested 2,176 suspects, smashed 227 cultural relics, and recovered 42,657 of the cultural relics involved. The collection of the cultural relics involved covers the summer to Ming and Qing dynasties. Various historical periods." This is the result achieved by Shanxi public security organs in the past two years in combating cultural relic crimes. From May 2018 to the present, the crime of robbing ancient tombs in Shanxi has achieved "zero incidents".
Full chain against high pressure shock
Located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, Shanxi is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It has rich underground cultural relics, especially in southern Jinan as an important area for the manufacture and use of bronze wares of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It has been coveted by cultural relics criminals. , A serious threat to the safety of cultural relics. In 2018, the Shanxi police fired the "first shot" of the special fight against cultural relics and crimes.
"The animal-shaped copper goblet was unearthed from the tomb of the noble aristocracy of Wenxi Shang Dynasty. After being excavated by the tomb robbers, it was taken to Guangzhou overnight and smuggled to Hong Kong for auction. And smuggled it back to China. The police eventually recovered the cultural relics in Shanghai." Zhang Jinlu, deputy director of the Wenxi County Public Security Bureau, said that in the 1980s and 1990s, the crime of theft of ancient tombs was rampant in Wenxi County. Wealth, go to dig tombs, "national tomb robbing, Wenxi originator" and so on. Tomb robbery groups, protective umbrellas, and other issues once caused public security organs to struggle against cultural relics crimes.
"There are a total of 1,570 immovable cultural relics in Wenxi County, including 98 ancient tombs. Cultural relic crimes have been rampant at one time. Since May 2018, there have been zero incidents. The strong momentum of cracking down on cultural relics crimes and the unprecedented shock effect have played a key role. "Said Zhang Jinlu.
"Shanxi public security organs launched a special action against cultural relics crimes, insisted on chasing cultural relics, chasing fugitives, chasing assets and deep digging crimes, eradicating the "protection umbrella" and making efforts to ensure that stolen cultural relics are not recovered or let go, and those who are at large do not leave the case The criminals’ economic foundation will not be destroyed or let go, and the criminal “protection umbrella” will not be removed or let go.” said Shi Shuihong, political commissar of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department. The Shanxi Public Security has implemented a full chain of attacks on cultural relics crimes, effectively curbing the occurrence of cultural relics crimes. momentum.
Jin Gong disk. Photo courtesy of Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department
Fully upgrade the intelligent prevention and control system
Li Shuai, deputy commander of the Public Security Corps of the Public Security Department of Shanxi Province, introduced that intelligent digging tools have been used in the criminal activities of digging ancient tombs. While strengthening the air defense, Shanxi public security organs promoted the deployment of 25 drones in 11 prefectures and cities across the province and Wenxi and Quwo counties for the safety and law enforcement inspection of important cultural relics protection units.
In addition, the Public Security Corps of the Provincial Public Security Department took the lead in the development and construction of a smart internal security system and a security module for cultural and cultural institutions, and initially realized data collection, dynamic inspection and analysis and early warning functions.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Guo bronze heavy implements and the national first-class cultural relic "Jin Gong Ban" were cast by Jin Wen Gong Chong Er for his eldest daughter Meng Ji married in Chu Kingdom. "After the Jin Gong disk was robbed by Wen Xi's tomb gang, it changed hands in many provinces and cities and lived in many overseas countries. The police launched overseas relay tracing before successfully recovering it back to the country. The tracing of cultural relics has been difficult, and we should work harder to prevent it." Ding Feng, captain of the Wenxi County Cultural Relics Crime Investigation Brigade, said that the video surveillance of key cultural relics protection areas in the county has grown from more than 20 in the past to 120 now, achieving full coverage of video surveillance in key areas. When local villagers gossip, they will point to the monitoring probe and say, whoever dares to dig a grave, the public security bureau looks at it.
Multidimensional promotion of cultural relics
On July 27, 2019, the opening of China's first provincial bronze museum, the Shanxi Bronze Museum, was officially opened. Among them, more than 2,000 exhibits were displayed, most of which were “bronze heavy objects” recovered by Shanxi public security organs against cultural relics. .
"The Achievement Exhibition aims to show the public the practice and effectiveness of the work to combat cultural relics crimes, showing the determination and confidence of public security organs to resolutely fight cultural relics crimes and protect the safety of national cultural relics." "Get up, let cultural relics "go out", and let the masses actively participate in the protection of cultural relics. (Finish)