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Tomb-raiding fiction-fixated China thief breaches burial site, steals 20 relics

Summary by South China Morning Post
Storybook fanatic who poured over works of fiction turns real-life tomb raider; puts together team of criminals, masterminds heist.

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Tomb-raiding fiction-fixated China thief breaches burial site, steals 20 relics

Storybook fanatic who poured over works of fiction turns real-life tomb raider; puts together team of criminals, masterminds heist.

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Stealing 20 Precious Antiques because of Addiction to Tomb Raiding Novels, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

A man in China was so enamored with fictional novels about tomb robbers that he broke into an ancient mausoleum and stole 20 artifacts dating back to 771 BC.

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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