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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
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)
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
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 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
General Li Chung-jen (Li Zongren), Commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, told me his opinion of the Japanese -- and of the Americans who gave China's enemy a sword.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) A column of Chinese puppet soldiers who fought for the Japanese. Captured by the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment in battle. These men were either conscripted or captured and put in the Japanese puppet forces.
(Bottom photo) The secret anti-Japanese "Ten Man Group" captured the head of a Japanese controlled puppet Government who tried to bribe his captors and the martial court that tried him. He was a greasy old degenerate.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) I was dreadfully worried about these two little Chinese boys whom I found sliding down the balustrade of the old Confucian Temple in Sian(Xi'an). The balustrade is of stone and the pants of China's children are made open at the back, for use at a moment's notice; and that is why I worried.
(Bottom photo) They grind corn on such mills in China's northwest.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) For sale: the child of famine victims. Price: two sacks of flour; or maybe one; or even a half of one.
(Bottom photo) Commander and vice-commander of the 4th Regiment of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment north of Hankow (Hankou). This Regiment was made up of local peasants, fishermen and artisans. Both commanders were sent by the 8th Route Army from the far northwest. I was in the field with this regiment for one month.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment north of Hankow (Hankou) in the enemy rear, held a night meeting to welcome me.
(Bottom photo) Guerrilla soldiers of the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment.