Qiandao Lake Incident (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Qiandao Lake Incident refers to the 1994 kidnap and murder of Taiwanese tourists and local guides and staff in the Qiandao Lake scenic area, in Zhejiang, China. Insensitive treatment by the local government and police force after the event, including censoring information and unprofessional criminal investigation procedures, led to a public backlash in Taiwan against the People's Republic of China government. This led to increased support in Taiwan for Taiwan independence. On March 31, 1994, a ferry named Hairen was hijacked by three men in Qiandao Lake, located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province. The ship ended up on fire, and all 32 people on board at the time were killed, including 24 passengers from Taiwan, along with 6 mainland Chinese crew and 2 mainland Chinese tour guides. The Hairen ferry was supposed to have returned on the night of the 31st. Instead, on the morning of April 1, it was discovered ablaze. The local civilians immediately reported it to the police.