The zanzhi (拶指) finger crusher was a Chinese instrument of torture consisting of small sticks strung together with cords, which when placed around the...
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torturing men to confess, and for women there was the similar and less painful zanzhi finger crusher with small sticks and cords. The word jiāgùn is written with...
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Instep borer Iron Apega Iron chair Iron maiden (Use disputed) Jiagun / Zanzhi Judas cradle Keel Knee splitter Lead sprinkler Mancuerda Parrilla Pau de...
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the offender was forced to grind grain Zǎnxíng (拶刑), also known as (拶指; zǎnzhĭ), squeezing of the fingers between sticks Zhàngxíng (杖刑), beating with wooden...
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sent him to Tai'an, to establish party organizations. Wang Zhongxiu and Yu Zanzhi were sent to Tai'an soon after. They recruited Qin Shaoxiang and Sun Jianlin...
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