Chinese Cases

Insightful narratives detailing historical courtroom disputes and criminal investigations within Chinese history.

1. 马云龙吸售毒品案

2. Jurisdiction: 中华民国（河南安阳） (民国33年12月25日（公元1944年12月25日）)
3. Defendants马云龙Plaintiffs郭书亭Institutions河南安阳地方法院
4. Case Tags: 毒品犯罪;民国司法;刑事判决;历史案件

1. 北京白云观活烧老道案

2. Jurisdiction: 中华民国，北平（今北京） (1946年11月11日)
3. Original Case: 白云观活烧老道案始末
4. Victims安世霖白全一Defendants李至慧许明义杜信龄Institutions北平地方法院北平社会局
5. Case Tags: 道教清规;私刑复仇;民国司法;庙产纠纷

1. 华美药房周氏兄弟弑兄案

2. Jurisdiction: 中华民国（上海公共租界及法租界） (1941年10月21日)
3. Original Case: 華美藥房幼主砍斃胞兄慘劇
4. Victims徐颂尧Defendants徐达泉Institutions华美药房上海第二特区法院法租界巡捕房
5. Status or Result: 徐达泉被上海第二特区法院判处死刑。徐翔荪因妨碍司法公正、贿赂官员等行为亦被追究相应责任。
6. Case Tags: 民国奇案;兄弟相残;狸猫换太子;豪门血案

1. 故宫盗宝案

2. Jurisdiction: 中华民国 (1932年—1948年)
3. Original Case: Palace Museum Treasure Theft Case
4. Victims易培基Defendants易培基李宗侗吴瀛Plaintiffs张继崔振华Prosecutors郑烈Institutions故宫博物院南京国民政府江宁地方法院
5. Case Tags: 政治冤案;文物南迁;权力斗争;司法不公

1. Zhang Yuanji Kidnapping Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Shanghai, China) (October 17, 1927)
3. Original Case: 张元济被绑票案
4. VictimsZhang YuanjiDefendantsFei XinshengInstitutionsShanghai Municipal PoliceShanghai District Court
5. Case Tags: Kidnapping;Ransom;Celebrity Victim;Chinese Case

1. Lincheng Outrage

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (May 6, 1923)
3. Original Case: Lincheng Jieche An
4. VictimsJohn Benjamin PowellLucy AldrichRobert RothwellDefendantsSun MeiyaoInvestigatorsTian ZhongyuWu YulinInstitutionsShandong Jianguo Autonomous ArmyBeiyang GovernmentDiplomatic Corps
5. Case Tags: Kidnapping;Train Hijacking;Diplomatic Crisis;Warlord Era Lawlessness

1. Yang Sanjie's Lawsuit Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (1918)
3. Original Case: 杨三姐告状案
4. VictimsYang ErjieDefendantsGao ZhanyingPlaintiffsYang SanjieProsecutorsYang YideInstitutionsLuan County GovernmentZhili High CourtZhili High Procuratorate
5. Case Tags: Homicide;Miscarriage of Justice;Exhumation;Famous Chinese Trials

1. Ruan Lingyu Suicide Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (1935-03-08)
3. Original Case: 阮玲玉自杀案
4. VictimsLingyu RuanDefendantsJishan TangPlaintiffsDamin ZhangDefense AttorneysWu ChengyuJiang YipingInstitutionsShanghai District CourtLianhua Film CompanyShanghai Municipal Police
5. Case Tags: Criminal Adultery and Defamation;Celebrity Suicide;Media Sensationalism;Historical Chinese Legal Precedent

1. The Zhan Changlin Poisoning Case at the Japanese Consulate

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Nanjing) (1939)
3. Original Case: 詹长麟制造日本总领事馆毒酒案
4. DefendantsZhan ChanglinInstitutionsJapanese Consulate in NanjingKuomintang Military Intelligence (Juntong)
5. Case Tags: Political Assassination;Espionage;Poisoning;War Crime

1. The Assassination of Zhang Zuolin

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (June 4, 1928)
3. Original Case: Huanggutun Incident
4. VictimsZhang ZuolinDefendantsKōmoto DaisakuKwantung ArmyPlaintiffsRepublic of China governmentInvestigatorsRepublic of China authoritiesInstitutionsKwantung ArmyRepublic of China government
5. Case Tags: Political Assassination;State-Sponsored Terrorism;War Crime;International Conspiracy

1. The Murder of Lin Baishui

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Beiyang Government) (1926-08-06)
3. Original Case: 林白水之死案
4. VictimsLin BaishuiDefendantsZhang ZongchangWang QiInstitutionsFengtian CliqueSocial Daily News
5. Case Tags: Political Assassination;Freedom of the Press;Historic Case;Extrajudicial Execution

1. Case of Cao Kun's Bribery Presidential Election

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (October 5, 1923)
3. Original Case: Cao Kun Hui Xuan Zong Tong An
4. DefendantsCao KunPlaintiffsShao RuipengInstitutionsNational Assembly of the Republic of ChinaCapital District ProcuratorateZhili Clique
5. Case Tags: Political Corruption;Electoral Fraud;Constitutional Crisis;Historical Case

1. Kang Youwei Xi'an Scripture Theft Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (1923)
3. Original Case: 康有为西安盗经案
4. DefendantsKang YouweiInstitutionsWolong TempleShaanxi Buddhist Association
5. Case Tags: Historical Case;Theft of Cultural Relics;Kang Youwei;Republican China

1. Republic Daily News Insulting the President Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (1913)
3. Original Case: 《民国日报》侮辱大总统名誉案
4. VictimsYuan ShikaiDefendantsRepublic Daily NewsYe ChucangPlaintiffsMinistry of the Interior of the Beiyang GovernmentInvestigatorsBeijing Police DepartmentJudgesCapital Trial HallInstitutionsRepublic Daily NewsMinistry of the Interior of the Beiyang GovernmentBeijing Police DepartmentCapital Trial Hall
5. Case Tags: Press Freedom Suppression;Lèse-majesté Law;Beiyang Government;Political Trial

1. The Last Imperial Consort Wenxiu Divorce Case against Puyi for Domestic Abuse

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (1931)
3. Original Case: Wenxiu v. Puyi Divorce Case
4. VictimsWenxiuDefendantsPuyiPlaintiffsWenxiuDefense AttorneysLin QiLin TingchenPlaintiff AttorneysZhang ShizengZhang ShijunLi HongyueJudgesZhang WubenInstitutionsTianjin District Court
5. Case Tags: Domestic Abuse in Imperial Context;Imperial Divorce Lawsuit;Women's Rights in Republican China;Historic Legal Precedent

1. Lu Xun v. Zhang Shizhao Ministry of Education Dismissal Administrative Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (1925-08)
3. Original Case: 鲁迅诉章士钊教育部免职行政诉讼案
4. DefendantsZhang ShizhaoPlaintiffsLu XunInstitutionsMinistry of Education of the Republic of ChinaPingzheng YuanBeijing Women&aposs Normal University
5. Case Tags: Administrative Litigation;Chinese Legal History;Civil Service Protection;Judicial Independence

1. Huang Jinrong Divorce Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Shanghai French Concession) (1922)
3. Original Case: 黄金荣离婚案
4. Key Figures: Huang Jinrong (黄金荣), Lin Guisheng (林桂生), Lu Lanchun (露兰春)
5. Case Tags: Gang-related Crime;Marriage and Family;Celebrity Case;French Concession

1. He Siyuan Residence Bombing Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Beiping, now Beijing) (January 17, 1949)
3. Key Figures: He Siyuan (former Mayor of Beiping), Duan Yunpeng (KMT agent), Mao Renfeng (head of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics), Chiang Kai-shek, He Lumei (victim)
4. Case Tags: Political Assassination;Terrorist Bombing;Premeditated Murder;State-Sponsored Terrorism

1. Chen Duxiu Case of Endangering the Republic of China

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (October 15, 1932 (arrest); trial held April 14–20, 1933)
3. Original Case: 陈独秀危害民国案
4. Key Figures: Chen Duxiu (defendant), Zhang Shizhao (defense attorney), Kuomintang government (prosecution)
5. Case Tags: Treason;Sedition;Political Prosecution;National Security Law

1. Case of Economist Ma Yinchu's Confinement

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (December 6, 1940 – August 1942 (confinement period); effectively under house arrest until 1944)
3. Original Case: Economist Ma Yinchu's Illegal Detention Case
4. Key Figures: Ma Yinchu (economist); Nationalist Government under Chiang Kai-shek; Kuomintang secret police
5. Case Tags: Political Persecution;Unlawful Detention;Suppression of Free Speech;Authoritarian Rule