"The Jiading Massacre" was written by Zhu Zisu, which truly records the tragic historical event of the Jiading Massacre in 1645. At that time, the Qing army had basically controlled most of the Central Plains and Jiangnan after entering the customs, but they forcibly implemented the order of shaving hair, requiring the Han people to "grow their heads without hair, and with hair without hair." This seriously violated the traditional concepts of the Han people and aroused strong resistance. The resistance in Jiading area was particularly fierce. The book details the three massacres: on the fourth day of July, Li Chengdong captured Jiading and ordered a massacre. The rebel leaders Hou Tongzeng, Huang Chunyao and others were killed or committed suicide. Three massacres killed about 100,000 people in Jiading, and the bustling city was reduced to ruins, fully demonstrating the cruelty of war and the atrocities of the Qing army.
