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March 30, 1877, Yang Naiwu and Xiaobaicai's criminal case's review came to an end. They were set free from the sentence of death because of the acuse of adultery. This case is one of the Four Great Cases in late Qing. The development of the story is extremely dramatic. However, if the new-styled media Shenbao was not involved and if the Yangs had insufficient patience and money, they would be judged unjustly. Through the analysis of the cases of adultery, it would help scholars to learn more about gender and family in traditional Chinese society. For details you may refer to our research finding: Lai Hui-min and Hsu Ssu-lin, "Lust and Punishment: historical re-coding of the cases of adultery in Early Qing, 1644-1795)", and our Database on revalent documents based on the Qing Cabinet Archives.
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