Xunhua Incident
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The Xunhua Incident (Chinese: 循化事件) was an uprising of Tibetan and Salar people against the rule of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Qinghai, China in April 1958.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The incident took place in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province, the hometown of 10th Panchen Lama, amid the Great Leap Forward.[7] Since March 1958, local officials imposed strict rules for socialist transformations and, in order to prevent uprising, religious leaders including Jnana Pal Rinpoche (加乃化仁波切), a well-respected monk, were forcibly sent for re-education.[2][5][7] Over 4,000 people with different ethnic backgrounds subsequently revolted and killed a team leader from the CCP task force.[2][5][7][8] The incident ended in suppression and a massacre by the People's Liberation Army, which killed 435 people within four hours on April 25, most of whom were unarmed civilians.[2][7][9]
Xunhua Incident | |
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Part of Great Leap Forward in China | |
Native name | 循化事件 |
Location | China |
Date | 1958 April 17 1958 – April 25 1958 |
Target | Ethnic Salar Muslims and Qurans of China, religious and ethnic minorities opposed to Communist Party rule and re-education |
Attack type | Political Persecution, Religious Persecution, Ethnic cleansing, Insurgency |
Deaths | 435 |
Victims | 4,000 |
Perpetrators | Chinese Communist Party, People's Liberation Army |
Motive | Suppression of non-conformist ethnic and religious minorities opposed to Communist Party orthodoxy, ideology and policies |