The Bao Zheng portraits preserved by the generations of his descendants and the Baoshi Genealogy () were burned. The relevant personnel set up a relic rescue effort "Bao Cemetery Clearing and Excavation Leading Group" () to excavate and clean up the cemetery. They unearthed Bao Zheng's remains and the two newly discovered tombstones with Chinese engravings in forms of () and (). It was found that the tombstones of Bao Zheng and Lady Dong had been displaced due to destruction. In addition, the tomb of the eldest son and his wife, the tomb of the second son and his wife, and the tomb of the grandson Bao Yongnian () were also excavated and cleaned up. The excavation group handed back the remains of Bao Zheng and his family to their descendants. One day in August 1973, the remains of Bao Zheng and his family were carried out in 11 wooden coffin boxes and transported back to Dabaocun (), the hometown of Bao Zheng. However the local commune secretary there would not allow their ancestors' remains to be buried on the grounds, otherwise they would be destroyed immediately. Bao Zheng's descendants, in fear that the remains of Bao Zheng and his family would be destroyed, with the help of a fellow 34th generation descendant Bao Zunyuan (), secretly hid them elsewhere without knowing what to do. The remains, consisting of 34 Bao Zheng's bone fragments, would later be sent to Beijing for forensics research before they were returned to the newly reconstructed cemetery. The Bao Gong Cemetery () was reconstructed next to the Bao Gong Temple in Hefei in the forested area of Henan in 1985 and was completed in 1987 to preserve the remains of Bao Zheng and artifacts from the former tombs. As for exact location for the rest of Bao Zheng and his family remains, his descendants kept tight-lipped.  9th generation: Bao Hui  27th generation: Bao Fang Wu  28th generation:   29th generation: Yue-Kong Pao, ,   30th generation: , , , ,  32th generation:   33th generation: Bao Huacheng, Bao Huazhang, Bao Huabing, Bao Huajun, Bao Huaxiu, Bao Shengdong, , ,   34th generation: , Bao Wei, Bao Dan, Bao Huifang, Bao Yong, Bao Zunxin  Bao Zheng's stories were retold and preserved particularly in the form of performance arts such as Chinese opera and pingshu.