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The Lost Tomb
Wu Xie joins a team of tomb raiders to uncover ancient secrets, facing deadly traps, supernatural forces, and hidden conspiracies in a perilous quest that reveals truths about his family’s past.

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🍿 FORMAT
TV Show (📺)
✨ TITLE
The Lost Tomb
🎭 ALTERNATIVE TITLE
盗墓笔记, The Grave Robber Chronicles, Daomu Biji
🌎 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
China (Mainland)
🕵️ DETECTIVE(S)
Wang Pang Zi, Wu Xie, Zhang Qishan
📕 MYSTERY SERIES
The Grave Robber Chronicles (aka The Lost Tomb)
✅ SHOW STATUS
Completed
#️⃣️ SEASONS OR EPISODES
1. – Technically followed by The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note
🗓️ AIRED / RELEASED
2015
⏳AVERAGE DURATION
10 Episodes
🔄 ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Chinese
Content Rating
🔥 OFFICIAL RATING
PG-13 (Teens 13 and Older)
⚔️ VIOLENCE
Very Mild
🫣 FOUL LANGUAGE
None
💋 SEXUAL CONTENT
None
💯 OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Teen Friendly
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Synopsis
Genres & Themes
Plot
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner born into a prestigious, multi-generational family of grave robbers. Driven by a personal vow to rescue lost historical artifacts from black-market syndicates and return them to museums, Wu Xie accidentally intercepts an ancient, cryptic Warring States silk manuscript. The scroll contains map coordinates to a legendary, thousands-of-years-old burial ground known as the Tomb of King Lu Shang. Eager to crack the code and find answers regarding his own family’s tragic history, Wu Xie decides to seek out the buried palace.
Lacking the field experience required for such a dangerous mission, Wu Xie recruits a specialized team of underground treasure hunters to help navigate the ruins. Led by his seasoned uncle, Wu Sanxing, the expedition includes a highly resourceful mercenary named Wang Pangzi and a quiet, lethal martial artist named Zhang Qiling, whose mysterious past and supernatural fighting skills act as the group’s shield. Together, this makeshift alliance must survive deadly booby traps, face down rival foreign mercenaries, and confront terrifying, undead monsters that guard the tomb’s deepest secrets.
Based On A Book
The Grave Robber Chronicles (盗墓笔记)

✏️ Author: Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu)
📅 Publication Date: 2007
#️⃣ There are many prequel, sequel, and side stories in the Grave Robber Chronicles universe, but this show is particularly based on the main story.
The best place to find information about the original Chinese edition and the direct translation by Merebear is the translator’s website here. The first few volumes of the main story has been adapted into a series of English Translated volumes and one graphic novel.
⚠️ Please Note: The shows do not directly align with either the original Chinese or the English editions. Nor do the English editions directly align with the original Chinese. Parts are spliced together, cut out, or otherwise edited to create the various adaptations.
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Cast

Wu Xie
Played by Li Yi Feng

Zhang Qi Ling
Played by Yang Yang

Wu San Sheng
Played by Ken Chang

A Ning
Played by Tiffany Tang

Wang Pang Zi (Fatty)
Played by Liu Tian Zuo

Pan Zi
Played by Wei Wei
Media
OST (Music Score)
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