The case occurred 8 years after the murder of a female director in QiyangThe homicide of a female director in Qiyang refers to a major criminal case that occurred in Qiyang County, Hunan Province in 1

The case occurred 8 years after the murder of a female director in QiyangThe homicide of a female director in Qiyang refers to a major criminal case that occurred in Qiyang County, Hunan Province in 1983. At that time, Yang Xiuzhu, director of the Women's Federation of Qiyang County, was suspected of killing the wife of the county's deputy magistrate and burning her body. After investigation and trial, it was finally confirmed that Yang Xiuzhu was indeed guilty of murder and was sentenced to death in 1984. That same year, she was executed. The case attracted widespread attention at the time and became one of the famous criminal cases in Chinese history. The case was also adapted into one of the plots of the movie "Red Sorghum".