| Rujin Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Cultural Revolution in China | |
 Ruijin in the People's Republic of China | |
| Location | Ruijin, Jiangxi Province China |
| Date | 1968 September 1968 – October 1968 |
| Target | Counter-revolutionaries, "Five Black Categories" (Landlords, wealthy peasants, bad influences/elements and right wingers) |
Attack type | Politicide, Massacre, politically motivated violence |
| Deaths | Over 1,000[1] |
| Perpetrators | Chinese Communist Party, Cheng Shiqing then Governor of Jiangxi Province |
| Motive | Cultural Revolution instigrated by Mao Zedong, resentment of wealthier peasants, capitalists and "traitors" instigated by the Chinese Communist Party |
The Ruijin Massacre (simplified Chinese: 瑞金大屠杀; traditional Chinese: 瑞金大屠殺) was a series of massacres that took place in Ruijin and nearby counties in Jiangxi Province during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.[1][2][3][4][5][6] From September 23 to early October, 1968, over 1,000 people were killed in the Ruijin Massacre; specifically, over 300 people were killed in Ruijin County, around 270 were killed in Xingguo County, and over 500 in Yudu County.[1][2][3][6][7]
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