In Chinese film and television dramas and movies, the zombie theme has always been popular, from the early Hong Kong-made zombie films to the current American drama "The Walking Dead", which has attracted the love of countless audiences. In China's modern history, there have also been some mysterious events related to zombies, which have caused a sensation and panic. The three most famous incidents were the "Chengdu Zombie Incident" in 1995, the "Sichuan Zombie Incident" in 2005, and the "Guangxi Zombie Incident" in 1872. These three incidents have different legends and speculations, but the most terrifying and curious is probably the earliest "Guangxi Zombie Incident". The incident took place in 1872, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, in a remote mountain village on the border between Guangxi and Vietnam. On the day of the July 15th Zhongyuan Festival, that is, the folk "Ghost Festival", many villagers died inexplicably in their sleep, with traces of bite wounds on their bodies, and the corpses quickly decomposed and stinked, emitting an unpleasant smell. Many people suspect that zombies attacked the villagers. So. What the hell is going on!Before getting into today's topic, it's important to be clear that the content is for entertainment only, so it's good for everyone to listen to the story.
To understand the origin of this incident, we need to first understand the geography and ethnic situation of Guangxi. Guangxi is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities, and among the local ethnic minorities, in addition to the Zhuang nationality, which accounts for the majority, there are also dozens of ethnic groups such as Yao, Yi, and Miao. Due to the complex ethnic composition structure and the relatively difficult living environment, many villages in ancient Guangxi would have conflicts due to the mutual grabbing of land, water and other living resources. When these contradictions accumulate to a certain extent and are difficult to resolve, conflicts between villages of different ethnic groups will occur, and even turn into large-scale armed fights. The 1872 Guangxi Zombie Incident took place against such a backdrop, especially in the Pingxiang area on the Sino-Vietnamese border. During the Qing Dynasty, this place did not have the title of a county, but a typical ethnic minority autonomous Tuzhou, administratively subordinate to the Taiping Mansion of Guangxi. The local ethnic minorities are numerous and complex, coupled with their remote location, and although they are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty, in reality no one wants to interfere too much in their internal affairs. Over time, the people of this area have become extremely strong.
The cause of the incident was an unexpected incident in early July 1872 in a Yi tribe in the mountainous area on the edge of Pingxiang. Three villagers died unexpectedly, but the cause of death could not be determined. The appearance of the corpses showed that they appeared to have been bitten in some way, and that their flesh was blurred and unrecognizable from multiple parts of their bodies. Therefore, people of the Yi tribe suspect that the deaths of the three people are related to the nearby Zhuang tribe. So everyone reached a consensus and decided to launch a campaign against the Zhuang tribe"War"。Dozens of people were wounded in this battle. At the time, such an incident was considered an extremely egregious criminal case. As a result, the government of Pingxiang District, that is, the ** of Taiping Mansion, intervened in the investigation. The investigation was carried out by the counsellors and catchers of the Taiping Province. In fact, the government also understands that the custom of the Yi people is to cremate the dead, which makes it difficult to leave clues. Therefore, the so-called investigation is really just a trip to the local area to pacify the various tribes. Unexpectedly, however, on the night the government and his party arrived at the village, another case of sudden death occurred in the nearby Dai tribe, and the situation was exactly the same as the previous death of the Yi villagers. This brought new turns and clues to the whole case.
After the autopsy of the deceased, everyone was surprised that this did not seem to be done by humans. More like some unknown creature. Due to the limitations of ancient science and technology at that time, the so-called autopsy report had no substantial scientific basis. Feudal superstitions are prevalent among people, and they are often blamed on ghosts and gods. So the government invited the surrounding wizards again, hoping that they could use spells to expel **. However, something even more bizarre happened on the night of the Midyear Festival. The local government headhunter and several shamans jointly patrolled the villages to prevent retaliation from the Zhuang and Dai. The rest of the villagers returned home early, but in the middle of the night, a horde of terrible zombies suddenly appeared in the village, biting people and even poultry and livestock. The villagers fled for their lives in a panic. The next day, when people counted the numbers, they found that a total of 18 people had died, most of them small children and elderly people with limited mobility. The story spread quickly, and the rumors became more and more bizarre, and the residents of every village were frightened and uneasy, and they closed their doors.
This incident also attracted the attention of the Pingxiang government, and Yan Shusen, who was the governor of Guangxi at that time, immediately led a group of soldiers and horses to the Yi village to investigate. Yan Shusen was born in a man, proficient in the art of war, never believed in any ghosts, he thought that this must be a deliberate panic created by someone, the purpose is to destroy the peace of the border, he ordered the blockade of the mountains, prohibiting the entry and exit of people within 30 miles, and then ordered arson in the mountains, it is said that the fire burned for three days and three nights before stopping. Subsequently, Yan Shusen reported the matter to the imperial court, which he believed was committed by the British and traitors who tried to disrupt the peace of the border. In the end, the matter was settled.
There is a long-standing saying about the truth of the incident, when a batch of goods from Tsarist Russia arrived at the border of Pingxiang area, when the workers accidentally knocked over several of the boxes and found that they contained some delicate metal cups. These cups looked very valuable, so some of the workers secretly took some of the goods, but unexpectedly, these workers died one after another not long after returning home, and the death was very horrific. Some people suspect that the real identity of these goods from Tsarist Russia may be some kind of biochemical **, and the cups inside may be containers used to carry viruses, which were accidentally leaked during transportation and infected the workers. Before they die, these workers become eccentric, similar to the legendary zombies, attacking those around them. Of course, there is no actual historical evidence for this statement, and it can only be regarded as a folk speculation.
There is another theory, which is considered more reasonable by many people, that is, the local villagers are very likely to be. A certain type of mental illness that leads to uncontrolled behavior. This mental illness may be carried by animals similar to modern rabies, such as foxes, wolves, dogs, etc., or by infected people who themselves carry this type of virus, and they can be infected after being bitten or exposed to blood. The virus affects the nervous system of people, making people furious, restless, fearful, and even hallucinating, and when they lose their minds, they will bite the people around them like zombies, thus allowing the disease to spread quickly. Due to the increasing number of infected people, it has evolved into the so-called "zombie attack" incident, the above are two conjectures about the zombie incident in Guangxi, due to the background of the times and incomplete information, we still have a lot of unknowns and speculations about the truth of these events. What do you think about this!Welcome everyone to one-click three-in-a-row, that's all for this issue, thank you**.