Two men robbed a jewelry shop in Loudi, Hunan province, on Sunday night, making off with more than 1 million yuan ($164,690) of jewelry, China News Service reported on Monday.
The men, wearing motorcycle helmets, entered the store at about 8:25 pm and used a hammer to smash a glass case containing gold and silver items.
They took goods valued at more than 1 million yuan and fled the scene on a motorcycle.
Police immediately launched an investigation.