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Executioners from Shaolin (Chinese: 洪熙官; pinyin: Hung Hsi Kuan) is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film based on the life of Hung hsi Kuan directed by Lau Kar-leung.It was released as Shaolin Executioners outside of Hong Kong and as Executioners of Death in North America.
The 2007 film The Warlords, which is loosely based on historical events during the Taiping Rebellion, ended with one of its main characters executed by Lingchi. Lingchi is shown as a method of execution in the 2014 TV series The 100. Lingchi was portrayed in the 2015 TV series Jessica Jones [citation needed].
Capital punishment in China can be imposed on crimes against national symbols and treasures, such as theft of cultural relics and (before 1997) the killing of giant pandas. [43] Executions under the pretense of political crimes are extremely rare and confined to persons involved in violence or the threat of violence. [39]
Elke Tsang Kai-mong (simplified Chinese: 张凯梦; traditional Chinese: 張凱夢; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎimèng; Wade–Giles: Chang 1 K'ai 3-meng 4) was a 30 year old female Hongkonger who was executed in Singapore after being charged and found guilty with smuggling over 4 kg of diamorphine into the country.
The Yangzhou massacre in May, 1645 in Yangzhou, Qing dynasty China, refers to the mass killings of innocent civilians by Manchu and defected Han Chinese soldiers, commanded by the Manchu general Dodo. Defected southern Han Chinese made up the majority in addition to the Eight Banner Han forces.
20th-century executions by China (59 P) 21st-century executions by China (54 P) B. People executed by China by burning (2 P) D.
After the film's release, it proved to be a commercial success in China and won several awards, leading to further interest being drawn to Cheng as a dog breeder. As a result, many customers came to his farm to either observe or buy some of his dogs: one of these people was a woman named Mrs. Yu, a married woman who was seven years older than ...
Yang Xinhai (Chinese: 杨新海; pinyin: Yáng Xīnhǎi; July 17, 1968 – February 14, 2004), also known as Yang Zhiya, and Yang Liu, [1] [2] [3] was a Chinese serial killer and mass murderer who confessed to committing 67 murders and 23 rapes between 1999 and 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed. He was dubbed the "Monster Killer" by ...