Collective Punishment

The Case of the "Bianji" Manuscript
  1. The Case of the "Bianji" Manuscript
  2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China, Huzhou (Zhejiang Province) (1663 (Kangxi reign, 2nd year))
  3. Original Case: 《变纪》书稿冤案
  4. Key Figures: Zhuang Tinglong (posthumously convicted), Zhuang Yuncheng (his father), Wu Zhirong (the informant), Zhuang Tingyue (brother), and numerous scholars, editors, printers, and booksellers implicated
  5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Collective Punishment;Censorship