China Scene: West
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-04 07:52
Farmer's hot air about treasure leads to murder
A farmer in Xunyi county, Shaanxi province, was killed after boasting he owned an ancient treasure.
Surnamed Jing, 60, the farmer once claimed to fellow villagers in Tunzhuang that he owned rare ancient porcelain valued at more than $1 million yuan ($146,000).
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