"The Bare-Footed Militia of Changning" Topic
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27 Dec 2022 11:14 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "The Bare-Footed Militia of Chagning" to "The Bare-Footed Militia of Changning"
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| Tango01 | 27 Dec 2022 8:32 p.m. PST |
"Chi Jiao Bing (赤腳兵, lit. 'Barefooted troops') were a type of irregular infantry hailed from the mountainous border region between Jiangxi, Huguang, and Guangdong province, in particular from Changning town. They consisted of pacified mountain bandits commonly know as She Zei (畬賊, lit 'She bandits') during Ming period, although judging from textual records as well as their main areas of activity, the majority of them were most likely Han Chinese (of the subgroup that would later came to be known as Hakka people), mixed with some She people (畬人)…."
More here link Armand |
| Zephyr1 | 27 Dec 2022 10:18 p.m. PST |
You don't mess with hill people, if you know what's good for you… |
| Kevin C | 28 Dec 2022 7:58 a.m. PST |
Zephyr1, I take it that you've watched Deliverance. |
| Tango01 | 28 Dec 2022 3:17 p.m. PST |
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| Zephyr1 | 29 Dec 2022 9:57 p.m. PST |
"watched Deliverance" Seen it, yes, but that's not what I based my comment on… ;-) |
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