Ep. 370 The Looting of the Eastern Tombs

This one is more entertaining than anything. Mr. Andrew Shaw mentioned this looting of the eastern Qing Tombs event when I interviewed him earlier in the year. If you recall, he wrote that book called "Spoil." This time, I'm focusing on the events that went down in July 1928 at the Qing Eastern Tombs 清东陵 northeast of Beijing. This all took place in the final moments of the Warlord Era, right after the Central Plains War. This act perpetrated by warlord Sun Dianying 孙殿英 epitomized the venality of these parasites. To get early access to all the new episodes coming in February 2027, consider Patreon or CHP Premium. Details at the Website:

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Ep. 370 The Looting of the Eastern Tombs is an episode from The China History Podcast by Laszlo Montgomery.

This episode is 38:33 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2025.

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