This map is totally wrong. Zhengzhou is nowhere near Shanghai, it's two provinces over. Some brilliant light at the Telegraph misidentified Hangzhou as Zhengzhou. I have no idea how they came up with the locations of Nanren or Weitang.
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| 148 dead in ethno-religious violence in China |
| 2004-11-14 |
| A convoy of military lorries roared along the dirt track leading to a fertile valley of rice paddies and ridges of garlic shoots in central China. Green-uniformed soldiers equipped with razor-wire and cannons stared out blankly at Chinese police, who stood to attention as they passed through a checkpoint. They were heading for two neighbouring villages, Nanren and Weitang, which have co-existed peacefully for centuries - but where, earlier this month, martial law was abruptly declared after a row over a traffic accident escalated into pitched battles that left 148 people dead. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #10 I've gone through all seven of the atlases I own, and can't find these two towns. That means they must be relatively small - under 5000 inhabitants. Gromky is correct - Zhengzhou is on the Huang Po (Yellow River) about 500 miles northwest of Shanghai. The Telegraph is clueless. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-11-14 9:17:56 PM |
| #9 Ah ha! A tricky commie game 'o maps eh? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-14 1:14:47 PM |
| #8 This map is totally wrong. Zhengzhou is nowhere near Shanghai, it's two provinces over. Some brilliant light at the Telegraph misidentified Hangzhou as Zhengzhou. I have no idea how they came up with the locations of Nanren or Weitang. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-11-14 1:06:50 PM |
| #7 ...Man, these people have NO idea what they're screwing with, do thay? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-11-14 12:05:01 PM |
#6 Not all is well in the 'Peoples Paradise'.  |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-14 5:37:05 AM |
| #5 Another entry on the list of ethnic/religious groups who oppress Muslems OOhh and just for the record , you need oppressing as you are such a bunch of bigoted , immoral , halfwits , who think religion is the key to solvng the world's problems , when it clearly isnt , it creates them .. sheesh |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-14 4:54:22 AM |
| #4 ' Another entry on the list of ethnic/religious groups who oppress Muslems ' Just cos it works both ways , theres no need to start crying is there ? |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-14 4:51:44 AM |
| #3 Another entry on the list of ethnic/religious groups who oppress Muslems |
| Posted by: Jurt Thugh6744 2004-11-14 4:48:55 AM |
| #2 "Now the imam says the Han in Weitang are savages who mock our traditions by cutting our throats." Ah, I see, if infidel cuts a throat, it is a savagery, while if moose-limb cuts a throat, it is a tradition. How could I be so blind. Am educated now. |
| Posted by: Conanista 2004-11-14 3:00:31 AM |
| #1 The Chinese have long experience at permanently solving this sort of problem. One or the other villages will be gone one day soon. Unlikely to be the Han village, either. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-11-14 2:07:10 AM |