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SHENYANG, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A man was sentenced to jail for 10 and a half years for robbing ancient tombs in northeast China's Liaoning Province, a local court said Sunday.
Qi Jingyu was convicted of robbing a tomb in the protected Hongshan Culture site in Lingyuan city twice in June 2013, using a spade, pick and metal detector. He found three jade items. In October, he robbed another tomb, unearthing three jade bracelets and a jade hoop.
The cultural relics protection center of Liaoning found that the two tombs were more than 5,000 years old, and the theft resulted in serious damage and loss of archaeological information.
The Lingyuan court also found Qi stole from and damaged three other sites between 2013 and 2014, including one from the Warring States Period (475BC-221BC).
Qi was also find 40,000 yuan (5,826.7 U.S. dollars). His three accomplices were also sentenced.
