[quote]BEIJING (Reuters) - About 10 ancient tombs dating back nearly 1,800 years have been destroyed by construction workers building an IKEA branch in Nanjing in southeastern China, a city newspaper said on Tuesday.
The tombs – from the “six dynasties” period from AD 220 to 589 – were uncovered on the outskirts of the ancient capital in Jiangsu province, the Nanjing Morning Post said… reuters.com/article/lifestyl … 03?sp=true[/quote]
So much for the value of history in the PRC…“Its just 1 year repeated 5,000 times dammit!”
[quote]Under Chinese law, people or work units found destroying “ancient tombs” can be fined 50,000 to 500,000 yuan (about $6,600-$65,700) but the laws are weakly enforced, the newspaper said.
Developers would sometimes rather pay the fine than delay or cancel construction projects, it added.[/quote]
This is China, dammit. They should just execute the developers!
[quote]Under Chinese law, people or work units found destroying “ancient tombs” can be fined 50,000 to 500,000 yuan (about $6,600-$65,700) but the laws are weakly enforced, the newspaper said.
Developers would sometimes rather pay the fine than delay or cancel construction projects, it added.[/quote]
This is China, dammit. They should just execute the developers![/quote]
It’s China:they don’t let things like archaeological treasures stand in the way of progress!