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2011 Zhongshan Riot
The 2011 Zhongshan riot occurred on November 12, 2011 in Zhongshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Background The case began in August 2011 when villagers tried to block production at the Jinrui Industrial park by extending a land leasing row. Claims were made that the protest came after Dongsheng government officials sold off village land for their own personal gain. The villagers said the officials were not willing to give compensate 1.5 million Chinese yuan, yuan per Chinese units of measurement, mu of land.South China morning post. Land grabs blamed again for rioting in Guangdong. Nov 14, 2011. The negotiations could not come to a conclusion, and police were sent to beat up the villagers instead. Riot According to the Hong Kong Oriental Daily news, thousands of residents were involved in the riot on November 12, 2011. Residents of Yilong village attacked the Jinrui Industrial park in Xiaolan town. They wielded clubs and threw stones. They burned two factory shops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongshan
Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 inhabitants. The city-core subdistricts used to be called Shiqi or Shekki (). Zhongshan is one of the few Chinese cities to be named after a person. It was originally named Xiangshan (, "Fragrant Mountain"; Cantonese: ''Heung-saan''), but was renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who is known in China as "Sun Zhongshan". Sun was the founding father of the Republic of China who is also regarded positively by the People's Republic. He was born in Cuiheng village in Nanlang Township of what was then Xiangshan County. Names Until 1925, Zhongshan was generally known as Xiangshan or Heung-san (Siangshan) (), in reference to the many flowers that grew in the mountains nearby. The city was renamed in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who had adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
