4,000 tons of gold buried in Vietnam: myth or reality?
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4,000 tons of gold buried in Vietnam: myth or reality?
A bit of Vietnamese history. Myth or reality?
4,000 tons of gold buried in Vietnam:
Rumors about a secret looted treasure of Yamashi Tomoyuki, an Imperial Japanese Army General buried deep into a mountain in the southern Binh Thuan province, has intrigued many for decades, but the search for the hidden treasue have so far proved fruitless.
The intriguing myth
Legend has it that during World War II, the Japanese government plundered masses of treasure such as ancient artifacts, art work, gold, diamonds and platinum from Southeast Asian countries to fund its war efforts.
On their way back to Japan, the ships were confronted by American patrol vessels, making it too difficult to ship the treasures to Japan.
General Yamashi Tomoyuki, nicknamed “the Tiger of Malaya”, decided to hide the treasure in caves, tunnels and mountains along the coast, so when the war ended, Japanese forces would be able to retrieve the treasure.
The general was later executed for war crimes and did not disclose any details about the looted treasure.
Common belief says that treasure was mostly buried in the Philippines, but here in Vietnam, we have a story to tell.
The story goes that the Japanese General was chased by American forces and stopped at Ca Na Bay in Thuan Hai province.
Around 4,000 tons of gold was rumored to have been buried in Tau Mountain near the beach. Soldiers and other servicemen who knew the secret were all buried alive with the treasure.
People in the province believed that after World War II, the Japanese would return to search for the buried treasure.
The legend was fuelled again when in 1976, a Japanese warship was found the sea-bed three nautical miles away from Tau Mountain.
The empty warship reinforced the belief that the treasure from the ship was buried somewhere near the beach.
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4,000 tons of gold buried in Vietnam:
Rumors about a secret looted treasure of Yamashi Tomoyuki, an Imperial Japanese Army General buried deep into a mountain in the southern Binh Thuan province, has intrigued many for decades, but the search for the hidden treasue have so far proved fruitless.
The intriguing myth
Legend has it that during World War II, the Japanese government plundered masses of treasure such as ancient artifacts, art work, gold, diamonds and platinum from Southeast Asian countries to fund its war efforts.
On their way back to Japan, the ships were confronted by American patrol vessels, making it too difficult to ship the treasures to Japan.
General Yamashi Tomoyuki, nicknamed “the Tiger of Malaya”, decided to hide the treasure in caves, tunnels and mountains along the coast, so when the war ended, Japanese forces would be able to retrieve the treasure.
The general was later executed for war crimes and did not disclose any details about the looted treasure.
Common belief says that treasure was mostly buried in the Philippines, but here in Vietnam, we have a story to tell.
The story goes that the Japanese General was chased by American forces and stopped at Ca Na Bay in Thuan Hai province.
Around 4,000 tons of gold was rumored to have been buried in Tau Mountain near the beach. Soldiers and other servicemen who knew the secret were all buried alive with the treasure.
People in the province believed that after World War II, the Japanese would return to search for the buried treasure.
The legend was fuelled again when in 1976, a Japanese warship was found the sea-bed three nautical miles away from Tau Mountain.
The empty warship reinforced the belief that the treasure from the ship was buried somewhere near the beach.
Continue reading
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/4-000 ... 86494.html
Up the workers!
when youre done digging that lot up try south tyrol for the nazi version of buried tons of gold in a mountain there too.
And also the Iraqi gold/Kuwaiti gold spirited away by military dudes in trucks to a secret location. Nazi gold train. Spanish gold galleon. Cambodian gold buried Etc, etc.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
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Some theories say it was in the Philippines and Marcos got his hands on it and any other loot is just a small percentage.
I say it's in Cambodia....
....now, proceed.
I say it's in Cambodia....
....now, proceed.
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Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
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Isn't there a lake somewhere that was reported to have a ton of gold under the water from Lon Nol or Pol Pot and some Oknha tried to pump all the water out? This was a few years back, so my memory isn't all that great.
EDIT: It was Ta Mok's gold.
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/news/ ... pot-33409/
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/news/ ... old-89992/
EDIT: It was Ta Mok's gold.
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/news/ ... pot-33409/
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/news/ ... old-89992/
Bringing the news. You stay classy, nas, Cambodia.
Now I get why Horace is all over the place. He's been looking for Pablo Escobar's loot.
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I also call bullshit. The guy's used over 2000 kg of explosives blowing up the mountain in his intrepid search, and he still hasn't found it.
Up the workers!
Maybe he just needs an justification to blow things up=)kungfufighter wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:52 amI also call bullshit. The guy's used over 2000 kg of explosives blowing up the mountain in his intrepid search, and he still hasn't found it.
This article has some info on how to write a resignation letter. Maybe this could be helpful to someone
Y'all need to read Cryptonomicon. It's about this supposedly hidden gold (in the Philippines) and cryptocurrency, written in 1999.
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Yup, I read it when it came out. Semi prophetic.Sultan of Kinukata wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:37 pmY'all need to read Cryptonomicon. It's about this supposedly hidden gold (in the Philippines) and cryptocurrency, written in 1999.
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Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
Why are the gods such vicious cunts?
Where is the god of tits and wine?
I met a private security guy who was in Iraq who told me he and his fellow military dudes buried gold along a main highway.
He said it’s still there because they’re not 100% where it is and a bunch of westerners would stand out searching along a barren sandy road for gold!
He said it’s still there because they’re not 100% where it is and a bunch of westerners would stand out searching along a barren sandy road for gold!
Are there bitcoins buried somewhere in the Philippines?Sultan of Kinukata wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:37 pmY'all need to read Cryptonomicon. It's about this supposedly hidden gold (in the Philippines) and cryptocurrency, written in 1999.
Doesn't sound possible.
There is a TV series on the History channel about the Japanese gold hidden in the Philippine mountains: "Lost Gold of WWII"
https://www.history.com/shows/lost-gold-of-world-war-ii
https://www.history.com/shows/lost-gold-of-world-war-ii
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