Ruijin Massacre
| 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 |
| 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. 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.