Someone rushed from Changping to Fangshan overnight to "search for gold". Rumors of "picking up gold in the river" spread, and the river | Fangshan | Changping
On the afternoon of September 2nd, a certain short video platform saw a series of videos of villagers "panning for gold" in a river in Fangshan. Afterwards, the topic "Many citizens of Beijing flock to the dry river to pick up gold particles" became a hot topic on Weibo, attracting attention from the entire network. Just as netizens were speculating and joking, on the morning of September 3rd, the Fangshan police reported that it was a complete farce. Some people intentionally scattered brass particles for online shopping to increase the popularity of their personal social accounts, attracting nearby villagers to pick them up. At present, the person has been criminally investigated.
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"There are still people picking up 'gold' in the river channel now, and many people are standing on the bridge to watch. The river under the bridge in Nanhanji Village, Zhoukoudian Town, Fangshan District, is the place where the rumor of 'broken gold' occurred. A local villager told reporters at noon on September 3 that there are still unidentified people searching for gold in the river channel.". According to the villager, she first saw a related short video on September 1st, and then people began picking up "gold" in the river. "I didn't go down to pick it up, I have to go to work on a regular basis," she said
Mr. Ge is the owner of a Spicy Hot Pot shop in Jicun, South Korea, and also a local villager
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On the afternoon of September 2nd, Mr. Ge, who was passing by the bridge again, noticed that there were more people in the river. "No one suspected it was fake. Ordinary people couldn't distinguish whether it was gold or not, and some even picked up 'gold' by fire, which would melt. Some people analyzed that there may be gold mines upstream, and when a flood occurred, sand washed down. However, I have never heard of gold in this river since I was young. It is said that there were also people who collected gold at the scene for 100 yuan per gram, but I did not see it."
With the increasing number of videos related to "picking up gold in the river" on the internet, coupled with the unverified dissemination of some "big accounts", many netizens have analyzed and speculated about where "gold" comes from. Some netizens have also left messages asking, "Where is the location?" "Is it possible to go now?" Moreover, after seeing the online news, they immediately set off to South Korea's Jicun.
Mr. Ge said that on the late night of September 3rd at around 12 o'clock, several young people drove overnight from the Ming Tombs in Changping to the Zhoukou store in Fangshan. They brought detection lights and metal detectors, hoping to join the fun of "overnight wealth". "Today, a warning line has been set up on the riverside, but there are still people looking for it with metal detectors. They should have seen the police refute the rumors and probably just played around. There shouldn't be any gold, some people have found scrap iron, while others have found pebbles," said Ge Xiansheng.
According to a report from the Fangshan police on September 3rd, it was recently reported online that there were broken gold particles in a river channel in Zhoukoudian Town, Fangshan District, and nearby residents went to search for gold. After investigation by the Fangshan police, it was found that in order to increase the popularity of his personal social media account, Wei scattered brass particles online in a river channel in the Zhoukoudian area on September 1, and used "buying gold" as a gimmick by the river to attract some nearby residents to pick them up. After the on-site related videos were disseminated online, they attracted social attention.
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The police stated that Wei's behavior seriously disrupted social order and caused adverse effects, and has been criminally investigated by the Fangshan police. The case is under further investigation.
Mr. Ge provides photos