Chinese underworld gang (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Yi Zhaofeng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The influence of the underworld on old China was profound. Gangsters and officials colluded and exploited each other, opening up gambling dens, incense halls, opium dens, and brothels, claiming territories, and defrauding for wealth and seducing women. "Profit" and "Righteousness" were the so-called "foundation" and "bonding agent" of the underworld. (CSH) This book is divided into (1) An Overview of Gang Development (2) "Inside Information" Leaked by Gang Members (3) A Detailed Look at the Hung Gar (4) Underworld Figures of Old Shanghai (5) A Detailed Look at Huang Jinrong (6) A Detailed Look at Du Yue-sheng (7) A Detailed Look at Zhang Xuelin and Jin Tingsun (8) Tianjin Hung Gar (9) Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Guizhou, Hubei Hung Gar (10) Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui Hung Gar (11) Henan, Shandong, Gansu Hung Gar (12) Inner Mongolia Hung Gar (13) Origins of the Hong Gang (14) Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi Hong Gang (15) Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan Hong Gang (16) Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou Hong Gang (17) Origins of the Pang brothers (18) The Beginning and End of the Chongqing Pang brothers (19) Pang brothers Figures (20) Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Mongolia, Shanxi Pang brother associations (21) The Li Men and Jiang Xiang, Derived from the Hongmen (22) The Yiguandao (23) Post-Reform and Opening Up, Criminal Activities with Underworld Characteristics That Emerged in Mainland China. The twenty-three chapters provide a detailed record of the various types of gangs and factions in old society, as well as the underworld-like activities with similar social characteristics after liberation and during the reform and opening up. Whether read as a reference or as general reading material, this book holds considerable practical significance.