Baihuazhuang Village, located in the northeastern suburbs of Jiaxing City, is an ancient village with a long history in Youchegang Town (formerly Tanghui Township). It was first built in the Yuan Dynasty. The name of Baihuazhuang Village is recorded in the "Xiushui County Chronicles" written by Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It has been 800 years since then.
According to villagers, the so-called treasure hunters did not actually dig underground, but just followed the excavator and bulldozer and used metal detectors to search. When the instrument sends a signal, they dig through the topsoil, essentially searching for overlooked treasure. After arduous tracking, the reporter finally found the traces of the treasure hunters: several men and women holding metal detectors followed closely behind the excavator and carefully detected in the soil.
According to "Zhejiang General Chronicles", in the 13th century AD, the Prime Minister "Buhua" of the Yuan Dynasty established a larger manor here, originally called "Buhua Village". Because "bu" and "hundred" have similar sounds, later generations used to call it Baihuazhuang, and Baihuazhuang village got its name from this.
It is said that Buhua's family owned 9,906 acres of fertile land. His family once boasted, "When you leave Taiping, you enter Longxing, you go up to Hangzhou, you go down to Hangzhou, and the pole is at your head." This is indeed a village that existed in the Ming Dynasty, more than 800 years ago. Many dignitaries did live here in ancient times.
A villager sister told reporters: "We used to live in many old houses like this, and many of them were later demolished. It has been two years since the village was demolished and turned into farmland. There are also so many people who come here to hunt for treasures. It’s been a long time. Everyone follows the excavators and bulldozers in groups and uses metal detectors to detect them.”
“When there are many people, it will also affect the construction of excavators and bulldozers. Now sometimes people come at night. Last night I also saw two. Some time ago, someone dug out a basket of copper coins."
Baihuazhuang Village is an ancient village with a long history and has many mysterious legends since ancient times. Some people say that countless treasures were once buried here, and these legends have further inspired people's yearning for wealth and treasures. However, whether these legends are true or not, whether these treasure hunts may bring hope or disappointment, to this ancient village, they undoubtedly bring new vitality and attention to the village.
Does the country allow private treasure hunting?
is allowed, but the detected valuable underground cultural relics need to be handed over to the country in accordance with the law. The national receiving unit will give commendations or rewards to the submitters based on the value of the surrendered items. If there are main buried items detected, they need to be handed over to the country. Buried objects are returned to their owners.
Legal basis:
"Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 5 All cultural relics remaining underground, in internal waters and territorial waters within the territory of the People's Republic of China belong to the state.
Ancient cultural sites, ancient tombs, and cave temples are owned by the state. Immovable cultural relics such as memorial buildings, ancient buildings, stone carvings, murals, and representative modern buildings designated by the state belong to the state unless otherwise specified by the state.
The ownership of state-owned immovable cultural relics will not be changed by changes in the ownership or use rights of the land to which they are attached.
