Brother Pao: Violence and Order in the Rural Areas of Western Sichuan in the 1940s
by Wang Di
About This Novel
Pao Ge was a secret social organization active in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River before 1949. Its influence was comparable to that of the Qinggang and Hongmen. At its peak, about 70% of adult men in Sichuan Province joined, and its influence reached every corner. It had a huge influence on the Sichuan Army and the Hunan Army, and was also an important force in the revolution of the late Qing Dynasty. Starting from a murder case in 1939 and a report that has been dusty for more than 70 years, this book combines rich graphic materials to examine the power operation of the Paoge organization and grassroots society in the Republic of China in detail. It examines the ups and downs of the personal fate of Paoge members and their families in the turbulent era, reveals the "daily" face of the mysterious Paoge world, and presents a full, three-dimensional and vivid social picture of western Sichuan during the Republic of China.
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