Daoxian massacre
Encyclopedia
The Daoxian massacre, or Dao County massacre, was the killing of 4519 people in Daoxian, Hunan
, China
from August 13 to October 17, 1967 during the Cultural Revolution
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Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
from August 13 to October 17, 1967 during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
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