{"id":36313,"date":"2009-03-25T14:38:44","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T21:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=36313"},"modified":"2009-03-25T14:38:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T21:38:44","slug":"one-dead-six-injured-in-south-china-village-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/03\/one-dead-six-injured-in-south-china-village-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"One Dead, Six Injured in South China Village Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
An 80-year-old feud between villages in Hainan’s Dongfang City erupted on Wednesday, leaving one dead and six injured. From Xinhua<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n The fight happened at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday between several hundred residents of Baoshang and Gancheng villages in Dongfang City.<\/p>\n A 32-year-old Baoshan resident named Zhang Ji died after being stabbed in the head and arms during the fight, said Qin Guangxin, a doctor with Dongfang City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.<\/p>\n Three residents in Gancheng and three in Baoshang are injured.<\/p>\n […]Gancheng has had a troubled relationship with Baoshang over a land dispute for almost eighty years and there have been frequent brawls between residents of both villages — each with a population of about 10,000. The latest clash has been one of the most violent clashes in recent decades as tensions escalate. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n