Daomu Biji: The Southern Archives

From 1877 to 1878, droughts occurred in nine Chinese provinces, accompanied by thirty-two other disasters. Those affected accounted for half of the country’s population. During this year, China quickly became a cannibalistic hell. This period became known as Ding Wuqihuang. Ding Wuqihuang started with a drought and ended with a plague that spread from China to all of Southeast Asia, lasting for nearly half a century. Our story takes place in this period. The plague in the southern jungle, the truth about Ding Wuqihuang, a father and daughter…