"Memoirs of the Excavation of the Dingling Tombs (Illustrated Edition)"

Author: Pang Zhongwei
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: The excavation of Dingling more than forty years ago was a major event that caused a sensation at the time. In recent years, numerous articles and books about the Dingling excavation have been published, many of which contain inaccuracies, not only distorting history but also misleading readers. In light of this, Pang Zhongwei, a direct participant in the Dingling excavation and also the person who embarked on the exploration of the Dingling underground palace, overcame his advanced age and endured countless hardships to extensively collect archival materials (including many documents and letters from government officials and leaders), combining his personal experiences to complete this book. All of this was not for any other reason than to fulfill an old man's kind wish: to restore the truth of history. With simple language and sincere emotions, the author recalls this extraordinary experience, the friends and colleagues he once worked with, and reveals a wealth of little-known facts behind and during the Dingling excavation—facts you know, facts you don't know, and facts you want to know.