What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1968
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 25.88° N, 116.03° E
- Description
- massacre in Ruijin county during Chinese Cultural Revolution
Placed at the town its title names, Ruijin.
Ruijin Massacre
Massacre in Ruijin county during Chinese Cultural Revolution
The Ruijin Massacre was a series of massacres that took place in Ruijin and nearby counties in Jiangxi Province during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. From 23 September to early October, 1968, over 1,000 people were killed in the Ruijin Massacre; specifically, over 300 people were killed in Ruijin County, around 270 were killed in Xingguo County, and over 500 in Yudu County.
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