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- All Subjects: Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945-Underground movements
- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
- Status: Published
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description{Top and Bottom photos} With a "Big Sword Society", the Hwang Shih Hwei in North Hupeh (Hubei). Its men work with the Chinese armies to fight the enemy. The two overcoats in front are Japanese. Two views
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
{Top photo}The Mayor of Hwangchuan (Huangchuan) , Honan (He'nan); Major-General Wang Chan-ping, of the 7th Army; and Special Commissioner Mai Ta-fu of Hwangchuan. (Bottom photo) Members of the ancient peasant secret society, the Hwang Shih Hwei, in North Hupeh (Hubei), a big sword society that practices mystic rites but fight the Japanese. They wear yellow insignia.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionWounded civilians of the ancient "big sword" society, who fought side by side with the 22nd Group Army on the North Hupeh (Hubei) battlefield. The yellow belt tied about the middle is a symbol of this ancient feudal society. (2 views)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1928 to 1940
Description{Top and Bottom photos} Student demonstrations against the Japanese in the streets of Shanghai. Leaflets covered the streets like snow (2 views}
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Dr. Li Ping, Junan, Honan(Henan), in charge of Junan Self-Defense Corp Clinic (he is on the right side) (Bottom photo) Communist youth doing "Sabbotnik" work for the peasants of North Shensi (Shaanxi).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Night welcome meeting. New 4th Storm Guerrilla Detachment in Central China. North of Hankow (Hankou). (Bottom photo) The Hwang Hseuh Hwei (Yellow Learning Society), was a peasant self defense society in Central China. They acted as guides and as auxiliaries to the national armies in Central China. In one battle 40 of their men were killed. One member wounded in photo.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionLeaders of the Women's National Salvation Association in Central China, in guerrilla territory.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) One of the leaders of the Hwang Hsueh Hwei (a big sword society) and wife in North Hupeh (Hubei). It is a poor peasant organization of Feudal origin. (Bottom photo) Sentry in Ta Hung Shan.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) A village conference of the Women's National Association? Ta Hung Shan, Central Hupeh (Hubei). (Bottom photo) From Shanghai thousands of educated youth have poured into the New 4th Army. This is a group of singers trained by a well-known Chinese musician from Shanghai. This musician introduced the first four-part singing into a Chinese army.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionLeaders, Bureau of Finance of Anhwei Province (top photo)