What happened in the Qiandao Lake 331 incident?

The Qiandao Lake incident refers to the incident in which 24 Taiwanese tourists took the "Hai Rui" cruise ship to sightsee in Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, together with 6 mainland crew members and 2 mainland tour guides. ***Criminal case in which 32 people were burned to death in the cabin.

The incident:

At about 16:00 on March 31, 1994, engaged in motorboat operation in Qiandao Lake Wu Lihong, Hu Zhihan, and Yu Aijun, carrying shotguns, axes and other tools, took a motorboat to the waters near Monkey Island in the lake to spy on targets, hoping to rob tourists on the cruise ship of their money and belongings. When the "Hai Rui" cruise ship passed Monkey Island, it was already dark, and the three people drove the boat close to the stern.

Yu Aijun and Hu Zhihan boarded the cruise ship in masks, coerced 24 Taiwanese tourists to hand over their money and belongings, and then drove them and the crew into the bottom of the cruise ship. Later, Wu Lihong also boarded the "Hai Rui" and used iron wire to tighten the bottom hatch door. After firing several shots into the bottom cabin, dropping explosives and dousing it with gasoline, they fled in a boat with the stolen money and belongings.

Conclusion of incident handling:

The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang stated on its website that compared with the "Minping Fishing No. 5540" incident provoked by the Taiwan military police, this The People's Republic of China believes that the "Thousand Island Lake Incident" is a purely criminal case. It believes that the criminals are social lawless elements, a group of gangsters who benefit themselves at the expense of others and do not do their job properly, so they take risks. Their purpose of committing crimes is purely for the greed of money.

Extended information

Incident handling process:

At 8:05 in the morning on April 1, 1994, the Public Security Bureau of Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province received a report; Arriving at the scene at 8:30, search and rescue work began. Then, Chun'an County temporarily stored the remains in the workshop of Teng County Shipyard, and two large trucks transported ice cubes from Hangzhou around the clock to embalm and cool the bodies of the victims. Then, Chun'an County Urban Construction Company invited more than 40 master carpenters to select the best wood and process 32 coffins overnight.

On April 4, 1994, more than 50 family members of the Taiwan compatriots who died rushed to Chun'an County to negotiate with the civil affairs, tourism and other relevant departments of Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou City to deal with the aftermath. After careful verification and identification by the Taiwan compatriots' family members, the remains of the Taiwan compatriots who died were identified. Zhejiang invited Master Jiyun, the abbot of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, to perform rituals for the victims and pay homage to the souls of the deceased.

On the afternoon of April 6, 1994, under the escort of their family members, the remains of the Taiwan compatriots who died were transported to Tonglu County Funeral Home for cremation, and their ashes were brought back to Taiwan by their families. On the afternoon and evening of April 15, Yu Aijun and Wu Lihong were summoned. The next day, Hu Zhihan was summoned again. In the early morning of April 17, Yu Aijun, Wu Lihong, and Hu Zhihan successively explained the entire crime process and motive. The details they discussed were completely consistent with the information obtained from the on-site investigation. On April 20, Wu Lihong, Hu Zhihan, and Yu Aijun were arrested in accordance with the law.

On June 3, 1994, the Hangzhou Municipal People’s Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with the Hangzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court regarding the Qiandao Lake robbery and intentional homicide case.

At 8:30 a.m. on June 12, the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court announced the first-instance verdict and sentenced Wu Lihong, Hu Zhihan, and Yu Aijun to death for robbery and intentional homicide.

Reference: Qiandao Lake Incident_Baidu Encyclopedia

The "Hai Rui" cruise ship robbery, arson and murder case - Baidu Encyclopedia

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