English Contents

Chapter 1/001

When the outbreak of September Eighteenth Incident clouded Beijing in 1931.

The future of the national treasures in the Forbidden City remained undetermined.

Chapter 2/015

Honjo Shigeru was an expert of invasion and coveted the national treasures of China.

Yi Peiji accepted Ma Heng’s advice and made a motion to evacuate the treasures to a safer place.

Chapter 3/029

Yi Peiji and Ma Heng met General Zhang Xueliang，and the latter agreed to offer his help in Biyun Temple.

Ma Heng made preparations secretly in Baohe Palace for the evacuation.

Chapter 4/043

Ma Heng visited Zunguzhai antique shop to authenticate Sanshi Plate.

Zhuang Shangyan’s profound knowledge on archaeology aroused the interns’curiosity.

Chapter 5/057

To show the truth that cultural relics are easily dispersed but hard to get together again，Ma Heng told the interns the story of the reappearance of Sanxi Tie.

Disturbances occurred inside and outside of the Summer Palace because of the leaking out of the evacuation news.

Chapter 6/077

The Japanese army was approaching the Great Wall and demanded more.

Despite of the disputes in the board meeting，the plan of evacuating the treasures to the South was made.

Chapter 7/091

Bearing their missions，the colleagues working in the Summer Palace said goodbye to each other.

The train carrying the treasures set off in the bloodstained atmosphere.

Chapter 8/111

Japanese secret service’s plan to explode the railroad in Tianjin failed at last.

The bandits’ attempt to rob the train in Xuzhou Station was defeated instantly.

Chapter 9/125

With all efforts，the treasures from the Summer Palace were shipped to Shanghai and stored in a warehouse in the French Concession.

Then a press conference was held in Qianqing Palace to satisfy the public’s doubts.

Chapter 10/137

The huge and heavy stone drums from Guozijian （the Imperial Academy） made it more difficult for the evacuation.

Enraged Zhou Xunda and Zhang Ji continued to attempt to sabotage the evacuation.

Chapter 11/147

Zhou Xunda plotted to make the other two parties in the museum fight one another，and Li Zongtong was scared to give in.

The newspapers reported that Yi Peiji had resigned，which brought vocal public opinions.

Chapter 12/159

At the critical and difficult moment，Ma Heng agreed to be appointed as Deputy Director of the Summer Palace Museum.

Confronted with a dilemma，Zhang Ji completely lost his usual tough manner.

Chapter 13/169

Ma Heng took the challenge calmly and Cui Zhenhua was defeated without a fight.

Later Ma Heng got his formal appointment and other newly appointed museum officials took their offices.

Chapter 14/185

In order to get other countries sympathy，they participated in the London exhibition with well-selected collections.

On the ship to England，Gao Maokuan and Zhou Ruosi had a heart-to-heart talk and fell in love with each other.

Chapter 15/201

The viewers presented the grand occasion were fascinated by the exhibition held in Burlington House.

Luckily the museum staff found the time bombs set on Liner Rampulla by Japanese spies.

Chapter 16/217

The misunderstanding between Gao Maokuan and Zhou Ruosi led to setback in their relations.

Zhao Guangxi and Jin Huayu attracted each other and had a dubious relationship.

Chapter 17/229

A new storehouse was built into which all the treasures remained in Shanghai were stored.

After the July 7th Incident in 1937，Japanese invading troops rampaged about in the city of Nanjing.

Chapter 18/245

Despite of difficulties，the Summer Palace treasures were evacuated to the west of China in three different routes.

The snow storm could neither slow their pace nor keep them from loving China with their whole hearts.

Chapter 19/257

Yi Peiji fulminated against the Japanese spies and died in poverty and ill health.

Out of disturbance，Zhou Ruosi managed to meet old colleagues in Chongqing and regained Gao Maokuan’s love.

Chapter 20/273

During the war，an ancient tripod was unearthed in Anyang. Ouyang Daoda wisely deceived the Japanese troops who were after the tripod.

Appointed as Deputy Director of the Summer Palace Museum by the Japanese，Zhou Xunda lost his conscience and betrayed his country，and was hissed off at his inauguration.

Chapter 21/287

The lovers finally got married in Huayan Cave.

The Japanese troops broke into the Summer Palace with the assistance of the traitor Zhao Xiguang.

Chapter 22/299

The motorcade transporting the cultural relics ran into a group of bandits.

Xu Yuseng met the bandit leader in person to figure things out and solve the problem.

Chapter 23/311

Jin Huayu was found out as a spy and was shot dead.

To seek the justice course，Wang Liwen ambushed the Japanese troops and got seriously injured.

Chapter 24/323

Japan surrendered and the Chinese celebrated with wines and songs.

The national treasures returned to the Summer Palace.

Chapter 25/341

The Civil War began and at the end of the war many cultural relics were shipped to Taiwan.

“Farewell and take care，my dear friends！”