Is it illegal to explore treasures in abandoned houses?

It depends on the specific situation. It's not illegal to use detectors to explore treasures in abandoned houses, which does no harm to society.

The general treasure hunt does not harm the society and does not belong to illegal and criminal acts.

Generally, the demolition area is contracted by some people and units, and the ownership of some items in the contracted area is contracted.

However, in the process of house demolition, the public security bureau may detain the parties for ten days if they commit illegal acts, such as:

(a) refusing to implement the decisions and orders issued by the people's government in an emergency;

(two) hinder the staff of state organs to perform their duties according to law;

(three) forcibly broke into the warning tape and the warning zone set up by the public security organs.

Picking up things many times in the relocated house is generally not detained, but it may also be driven away by the corresponding relocated personnel, and both parties may even be severely punished.

Whoever excavates ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs with historical, artistic and scientific value in abandoned houses shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years, and shall also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Under any of the following circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or confiscated.

In People's Republic of China (PRC), the following cultural relics are protected by the state:

(1) Sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings and murals of historical, artistic and scientific value;

(2) Important historical sites, objects and representative buildings related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous figures in modern times, which have important commemorative significance, educational significance or historical value;

(3) Precious artworks and arts and crafts in different periods in history;

(four) important documents in different historical periods, manuscripts and books with historical, artistic and scientific value. ;

(five) representative objects reflecting the social systems, social production and social life of various times and ethnic groups in history.

The standards and measures for cultural relics appraisal shall be formulated by the administrative department of cultural relics of the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval.

Vertebrate paleontology and ancient human fossils with scientific value are protected by the state as well as cultural relics.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Fiftieth one of the following acts, a warning or a fine of two hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may be fined up to five hundred yuan:

(a) refusing to implement the decisions and orders issued by the people's government in an emergency;

(two) hinder the staff of state organs to perform their duties according to law;

(3) obstructing the passage of fire engines, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, police cars and other vehicles performing emergency tasks;

(four) forcibly broke into the warning tape and the warning zone set up by the public security organs.

Whoever obstructs the people's police from performing their duties according to law shall be given a heavier punishment.

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 328 Crimes of excavating ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs Whoever excavates ancient cultural sites or ancient tombs with historical, artistic and scientific value shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; Under any of the following circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated:

(1) Excavating ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs that have been designated as national key cultural relics protection units and provincial cultural relics protection units;

(two) the ringleaders of the theft and excavation of ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs;

(three) repeatedly excavating ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs;

(four) excavating ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs, stealing precious cultural relics or causing serious damage to precious cultural relics.

Crime of excavating ancient human fossils and ancient vertebrate fossils Whoever excavates ancient human fossils and ancient vertebrate fossils with scientific value protected by the state shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

law of the peoples republic of china on protection of cultural relics

In People's Republic of China (PRC), the following cultural relics are protected by the state:

(1) Sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings and murals of historical, artistic and scientific value;

(2) Important historical sites, objects and representative buildings related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous figures in modern times, which have important commemorative significance, educational significance or historical value;

(3) Precious artworks and arts and crafts in different periods in history;

(four) important documents in different historical periods, manuscripts and books with historical, artistic and scientific value. ;

(five) representative objects reflecting the social systems, social production and social life of various times and ethnic groups in history.

The standards and measures for cultural relics appraisal shall be formulated by the administrative department of cultural relics of the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval.

Vertebrate paleontology and ancient human fossils with scientific value are protected by the state as well as cultural relics.