Dowager Empress Dowager Cixi died on November 15, 1908, which in the Qing Dynasty is the collapse of the big event. Before her death, Cixi once on their own death is a simple burial, or thick convergence, to find the then Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of several ministers in charge of the discussion.

Then several ministers to participate in the temple, once the court revenue and expenditure difficulties as the reason, suggested that Cixi thin burial, but their suggestions, but was Cixi ignored, then, she looked for Li Lianying.

Cixi asked how to bury her, Li Lianying from the coffin of the paved to cover, from wearing to wear, can say that none of the fine, none of the bad, Cixi Empress Dowager listened to her heart, a strong praise Li Lianying will do.

Really, the Empress Dowager Cixi convergence of burial things, all by Li Lianying single-handedly, Li Lianying juniors once according to his recollections, wrote a "Love Moon Xuan notes", which details the Empress Dowager Cixi's coffin treasures (convergence of a single), the Golden Buddha, the scripture was, pearls, jadeite, and so on treasures (Baidu search will appear a lot of small will not go into detail)

Today focusing on the coffin of Cixi. Today focus on, Cixi coffin in the eight treasures: night pearl, jade watermelon, jade cabbage, scripture was, phoenix crown, jade root, coral tree and nine Linglong Pagoda.

Night Pearl, Jade Watermelon, Jade Cabbage, Scripture Quilt, Crested Phoenix - these five treasures, are currently in, such as the first treasure Night Pearl, Sun Dianying got this treasure, legend has it that, in order to save his life, he did not dare to keep it in his private possession, so he will be this treasure, offered to Madame Chiang. Later, this bead was bought by the Rockefeller Museum, as a private collection, secretly protected. (The whereabouts of the remaining four treasures, I will not go into detail, can easily find the whereabouts through Baidu)

And the last three treasures: jade lotus root, coral tree and nine Linglong Pagoda, but in the Sun Tingying after the theft of the treasure, mysteriously disappeared, some people say, they were domestic buyers, hidden; some people say, they have flowed to the foreign country, was locked in a bank underground treasure trove of the Safe, in fact, as long as a careful analysis, should know the final whereabouts of these three treasures, that is, by the thieves and robbers of the treasure soldiers destroyed!

Why do you say so, we can look at the front of the five treasures: Pearl of the night, jade watermelon, jade cabbages, the warp was, the phoenix crown - these five treasures, all are solid, take in the hand is not easy to damage the treasure, and then take a look at the loss of the three treasures:

First of all, Cixi's "Jade Lotus root": three sections of jade lotus root with green lotus leaves (lotus leaves have stalks), but also open a pink lotus (lotus has a stem), lotus next to hanging a few black water chestnuts, extremely magnificent and beautiful - it is clear that this jade, but by the green lotus leaves, pink lotus flowers, black water chestnuts, and then look at the lost three treasures. Pink lotus, black water chestnuts and three sections of jade lotus root carved together treasure.

Cixi's coral tree: the branches of this coral tree, full of strings of red cherries, green stalks, green leaves, red fruit, not only delicate, and bright, therefore, was Cixi's favorite. But where contact with coral people know, coral is made of coral polyps skeleton pile up, no matter how magnificent good-looking coral tree, are not very strong, a little force, immediately into a ground of coral slag!

The third treasure is nine Linglong Pagoda, we explain what Linglong: Linglong in the jade carving industry, is the meaning of translucent carving. Nine Linglong Pagoda is a piece of four sides can see the person of the translucent carving of jade tower, the book said, this baby, floating streams of clouds and light and shadow, can be called the treasure of the treasure.

Obviously, the last three pieces of treasure, are exceptionally proud of the gas and not strong treasure, Sun Dianying's thieves and bandits are not professionally trained, they are from Cixi's coffin, out of the treasure, basically on the hand to grab, a little hard under the jade lotus root, coral tree and nine Linglong pagoda the three pieces of treasure, should be in the first place, on the destruction of it.

Sun Tingying theft of treasure after the success of those who guard the East Mausoleum soldiers, the East Mausoleum for the second round of theft of treasure (East Mausoleum stolen, they belong to the dereliction of duty, rather than waiting for the dismissal of the crime, but also not by the treasure after the escape); living in the vicinity of the common people, get the news, the East Mausoleum for the third time to steal the treasure after the three rounds of theft of the Cixi Tomb of cultural relics, basically there is no remaining whatsoever!

Sun Dunying this treasure theft, can be said to be a major loss in the history of modern Chinese cultural relics, said he is the East Mausoleum Bandit, not wrong at all!