Map—Daoxian at the Time of the Task Force Investigation
Preface: Deconstructing the Mythos of Mao Zedong’s Peasant Revolution
Chronology of the Cultural Revolution Killings in Daoxian
PART ONE THE ORIGIN OF THE MASSACRE
3. Daoxian on the Eve of the Massacre
THE AUGUST 5 COUNTY SEIZE-AND-PUSH MEETING
THE AUGUST 8 GUN-SNATCHING INCIDENT
FIRST BLOOD AT THE XIABA PRODUCTION BRIGADE
XIQUE ZHENGJIA SPARKS OFF THE MASSACRE
PART TWO ASSEMBLING THE MACHINERY OF SLAUGHTER
5. The Killing Wind Spreads through Administrative Lines
6. Qingtang District and the Rise of the Peasant Supreme Courts
IN THE HOMETOWN OF THE PHILOSOPHER
THE RISE OF THE PEASANT SUPREME COURTS
A COMMUNE COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY’S STORY
7. The Red Alliance Role in the Killing Wind
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YINGJIANG FRONTLINE COMMAND POST
THE AUGUST 21 YINGJIANG REPORTING MEETING
THE YINGJIANG POLITICAL AND LEGAL WORK CONFERENCE
PART THREE CHETOU AND SHANGGUAN DISTRICTS—MURDER AS SPECTACLE
8. Chetou District’s Model Killings
THE REAL STORY OF CHETOU DISTRICT’S “LANDLORD AND RICH-PEASANT INSURRECTION”
AN ADVANCED COMMUNE ENCOUNTERS A NEW CHALLENGE
9. Shangguan District—in the Eye of the Storm
SHANGGUAN COMMUNE’S ON-THE-SPOT KILLING RALLIES
KILLING TURNCOATS AS WELL AS LANDLORDS
10. Other Communes in Shangguan District
DONGMEN COMMUNE: GRAFFITI ON A COTTAGE WALL
THE KILLINGS AT WANJIAZHUANG COMMUNE
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF FUTANG COMMUNE
PART FOUR GONGBA DISTRICT, THE COUNTY’S TOP KILLER
12. The Killings at Daoxian’s Deadliest Commune
INTERVIEW WITH THE BUTCHER OF GONGBA COMMUNE
PART FIVE QINGXI DISTRICT’S PAFD COMMANDER
15. High-Level Participation in Qingxi District
THE GREAT LEAP BRIGADE’S KILLING SPUTNIK
KILLINGS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT HEAD
16. When the Pebble Rises from the Water
PART SIX XIANGLINPU DISTRICT’S MILITIA PUSH
17. The Shangdu Militia Headquarters
THE PRESSURE TO STAY IN THE LEAD
WHATEVER THE COMMUNIST PARTY SAYS
21. A Little Education Is a Dangerous Thing
IF YOU LOVED THE COMMUNIST PARTY, WOULD THE PARTY KILL YOU?
THE DESTRUCTION OF TWO RIGHTIST FAMILIES
DEATH OF A “LITTLE PENG DEHUAI”
23. The Scapegoated Landlord Class
THE COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY WHO KILLED A POOR-PEASANT ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN
26. The Anomalous Xianzijiao District
QIAOTOU COMMUNE’S MASS-KILLING RALLY
27. The Zhenggangtou Phenomenon
29. The Story of an Execution Ground Survivor
30. The 6950 Unit Arrives in Daoxian
THE HARD TASK OF HALTING THE KILLING
AN INTERVIEW WITH REVOLUTIONARY ALLIANCE LEADER LIU XIANGXI
AN INTERVIEW WITH RED ALLIANCE LEADER HE XIA
34. Killings in the Counties and Cities Surrounding Daoxian
PART ELEVEN THE END OF THE KILLING WIND
35. Huang Yida and the Fall of the Red Alliance
MIDNIGHT RUN TO THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL
Appendix I: Basic Statistics on the Victims of the Daoxian Cultural Revolution Killings