Why are there many bandits in Xiangxi?

In real life, there are no bandits or heroes, only pure people.

/b 8389 b 504 fc2d 562 b 604 ad 24 EC 1 190 ef 77 c 66 CEE？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 Because Xiangxi is remote, the traffic is blocked, and the barbaric and backward atmosphere is more serious than other areas, Xiangxi is not only full of bandits, but also rampant. Before liberation, Xiangxi was the most concentrated area of bandits in China. By the time of liberation, there were 6.5438+0.8 million bandits in Hunan, and 6.5438+0.8 million bandits in Xiangxi.

/d 50735 FAE 6 CD 7 b 890 f 45474 a 042442 a7d 8330 EC 9？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85, the appearance of bandits in western Hunan has its special and complicated reasons. Historically, Xiangxi has never been a submissive place. Historically, emperors of all dynasties have never stopped conquering this land. In the long-term war, when the people of Xiangxi are fighting for their own survival, the mountain people here have already developed a brave and strong folk custom. For a long time, a lot of hard work of people of all ethnic groups in Xiangxi has been plundered by indigenous leaders or embezzled by Manchu and Han officials. They have hardships, grievances that are difficult to write, and nowhere to sue, and finally they go to the opposite side of society and become bandits.

/DC 54564 e 9258d 109 e 1 F3 d 47 BDA 58 ccbf 6d 8 14de 2？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 Xiangxi is known as "nine mountains, half water and half fields". The land is barren, and many people are forced to take risks in the case of natural disasters and lack of food and clothing. No matter during the reign of Tusi and Liu Guan, or during the Republic of China, there have been serious armed fights and cruel blood feuds between Miao and Tujia villages and families in western Hunan. The chaotic social phenomenon and special geographical environment in western Hunan have made many people bandits.

/b 3 1 193 13b 07 ECA 8070 e 44 B2 e9 a 2397 DDA 04483 1 1？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 Chen Quzhen, the "king of Xiangxi", served as the commander-in-chief of the Qing army in Tibet at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and was defeated later. He fled back to his hometown in western Hunan and became a bandit. Chen Quzhen once unified all bandits in Xiangxi in name, so his old friend was also called "Chen Laotong". On the eve of national liberation, Chen Quzhen was 70 years old and had been a bandit for 40 years. Yao Dabang, the prototype of Tian Dabang, the bandit leader in the TV series Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort, is also a famous generation of bandits in western Hunan. ?

/203 FB 80 e 7 bec 54 e 7 180 d68d 7 b 2389 b 504 EC 26 a 1 1？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, and q _ 85 traditionally drive people out as bandits. Only in times of famine and chaos will people take risks and rob some property for a living. But recently, due to the serious weakening of social control and the influence of natural disasters, the types of bandits have gradually become diverse. In this special bandit group, there are all kinds of characters who escape from the mainstream society, which are bizarre. Only the bandits in Xiangxi are the most typical.

/e824 b 899 a 90 14c 08 a 5 12556 c 0 17b 02087 af 4 F4 ca？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 What is a bandit? Who is the robber? In fact, the dispute between officials and bandits has a long history, dating back thousands of years. The bandits in Xiangxi, in that era, that society and that environment, actually did not distinguish between civilian bandits and official bandits. My grandfather and his brother, and the people in that village, I still can't tell whether they are bandits or people. According to my grandma and dad, they are both brave and not afraid of death. Before liberation, my grandfather was forced to join Ston Zhang's team in Chenxi Tea Farm (named as a commander by the Kuomintang) and became his guardian. From 65438 to 0949, my grandfather participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The Third Master (grandpa's younger brother) who came back from the Korean front said that grandpa and his team (my grandfather was promoted to the battalion commander to resist US aggression and aid Korea) and his army all died heroically. Most of the loveliest people in Wei Wei's works and the famous soldiers in Shangganling Campaign are Xiangxi people and bandits.

/DCC 45 1da 8 1cb 39 db 3 1d 0 1 a9 fdb 160924 aa 1830 e 2？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 bandits, which dynasty and which generation did not exist, where did not exist? At present, Xiangxi people still have feelings left by Xiangxi bandits. Anyone who has been to Xiangxi knows that Xiangxi people are especially generous and hospitable, especially drinking. Men, women and children can't drink less, and the amount of alcohol is excellent. North Building, a local catering brand in Xiangxi, even introduced a Miao bandit wine, which was strong but not burnt, and the wine was highly sought after by customers, and it also became a much-told story in the history of bandits in Xiangxi.