Scarlet Memorial
Subtitle: Tales of Cannibalism in Modern China
Contributors: T. P. Sym (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: January 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780813326160
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Customs; Marxism & Communism; Political assassinations; Political oppression & persecution; c 1960 to c 1970; Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; Asia - China; Political Science; History - General History; History & Theory - General; History: World; China; Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (Chin; History / China; Politics and government; Cannibalism; Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu; History; Political crimes and offenses
First sentence: On May 17, 1986, I once again stepped onto Guangxi soil.
Description: This compelling book provides a meticulously documented account of officially sanctioned cannibalism in the southwestern province of Guangxi during the Cultural Revolution.

Drawing on his unique access to local archives of the Chinese Communist Party and on extensive interviews with party officials, the victims' relatives, and the murderers themselves, Zheng Yi points a disturbing picture of official compliance in the systematic killing and cannibalization of individuals in the name of political revolution and "class struggle.".

The treasure trove of evidence Zheng Yi has unearthed offers unprecedented insights into the way the internecine, factional struggles of the Cultural Revolution reached a horrifying level of insanity and frenzy among the ethnic Zhuang people of Guangxi.

Profoundly moving, acutely observed, and unflinchingly graphic, Scarlet Memorial is a shining example of a genre of investigative reporting that courageously and independently records obscure and officially censored historical events, revealing hidden dimensions of modern Chinese history and politics.