Secret Files on the Reformation of the Kuomintang's Leading War Criminals (1)
by Shi Wen
About This Novel
To study the history of Qincheng Prison, we must first start with Gongdelin Prison, which is the predecessor of Qincheng Prison. Gongdelin Prison was once used as a management center for war criminals in Beijing, where the first batch of war criminals of the People's Republic of China, namely the Kuomintang war criminals, were imprisoned. The saying that Qincheng Prison is a special prison originated in 1960. The first batch of special prisoners moved from Gongdelin to Qincheng and became the first batch of prisoners in Qincheng. Since then, Qincheng Prison has begun its special mission as the first prison in China. Gongdelin Prison Gongdelin Prison is the predecessor of Qincheng Prison. It is located outside Deshengmen in the north of Beijing. It is said that the reason why it is called "Gongdelin" is because there once was a temple called "Gongdelin" in the local area. During the Guangxu period, a capital training center was set up in the Gongdelin ancient temple, called "Xiyi". It was actually a place to house criminals and let them practice arts.
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