Complex sentence: The secret sect of Vegetarian (Chinese: 斋会; Pinyin: Zhāihùi) in Gutian was set up in 1892 and within three years the numbers increased to more than three thousand, most of which were deprived people drawn from the bottom of society.
Split into simpler sentences: The secret sect of Vegetarian (Chinese: 斋会; Pinyin: Zhāihùi) in Gutian was set up in 1892. Within three years' time, the number increased to more than three thousand, most of which were deprived people drawn from the bottom of society.