中国古代刑罚

DeathPenaltyinAncientChinaHanging（绞刑）Thereareseveralkindsofhanging（绞刑）.Hangingmeansputtingaropearoundtheprisoner'sneck,leavinghisfeethangingintheair,andkillinghimselfwithhisownweight.Strangulation（勒死）,however,doesnotrequirethefoottobesuspended.Itismainlytotightentheroperingthroughexternalforcesinordertoachievethepurposeofasphyxia（窒息）.Strangulation(勒死)wasthemostcommonformofhanginginancientChina,andhanging(上吊)wasmostlyaformofsuicide.Ofcourse,itisalsoadecentdeathpenaltyifsomeonecommitsasuicidebyemperororder(赐死).Hanging（绞刑）ThestandardpracticeofhanginginancientChinawastotietheprisoneronhiskneestoapillar（绑在柱子上）,putaropearoundhisneck（将绳子套住颈部）,andhaveanexecutioneroneachside(刽子手在两侧)andputawoodenstickintotherope（将木棍插入套绳）,thenturnitintheoppositedirectiontomaketheropetighterandtighter,andfinallystrangletheprisoner.（套绳越来越紧，最后把人勒死）Peelingtheskin（剥皮）Whenpeeling,thelowerpartoftheskinisdividedintotwohalvesbyaknife,andtheskinandmusclesareslowlyseparatedbyaknife,likeabutterflyspreadingitswings.Thehardestpartisthefatman,becausethereisstillapileofoilbetweentheskinandthemuscles,whichisnoteasytoseparate.Peelingtheskin（剥皮）Aftertheskinwaspeeledoff,itwasmadeintoadouble-sideddrumandhungup.Theearliestpeelingwasdoneafterdeathandlateritwasdonewhenthepersonwasalive.Cuttinginthewaist（腰斩）Thiskindofpenaltyistocutpeoplefromthemiddle.Themainorgansareintheupperbody,sotheprisonerwillnotdieatonce.MingChengzukilledFangXiaoruinthisway.Aftercutoffthewaist,FangXiaorucrawledwithhiselbows.Heusedhishandtowritetheword"惨"foralmosttwenty-fourhours.Splittingthehumanbody（车裂）Theheadandthelimbsoftheprisonerareputontherope,andthefivehorsesarerushinginfivedirectionsandtearingthepersonintofivepieces.ItissaidthatShangYangissufferofit.Ittakesalotofefforttocutaperson'sheadandlimbs,nottomentionpulling.Thesufferingoftheprisonerisevenmoreimaginable.Thelingeringdeath（凌迟）ThemostcrueldeathpenaltyinancientChinashouldbelingchi,whichiscommonlyknownasdeathbyathousandcuts,thatis,cuttingoffthelimbsofthesinnertopreventhimfromresisting,andthencuttinghimtodeath.However,theexecutionoflingchiisverymysterious.Thehistoricalrecordsdidn'twriteitclearly.Thelingeringdeath（凌迟）Inthelateqingdynasty,awesternmantookapictureofthe"eightknivespunishment"oftheqingdynasty.Fromthispicture,wecanseehowcrueltheso-calledlingchiwas.Lightthelamp（点天灯）Lightingthelampisakindoftortureintheolddays.Theprisonerisstrippednaked,wrappedinsackcloth,soakedintheoilcylinder,andthenhisheadandfeetweretiedtoahighwoodenpoleatnight,andlighthimfromthefoot.Someareaswoulddrillaholeintheprisoner'sbrain,pouringinthelampoilandlightingitcanmaketheprisonerburninextremepain.点天灯是旧时的一种酷刑，把犯人扒光衣服，用麻布包裹，再放进油缸里浸泡，入夜后，将他头下脚上拴在一根挺高的木杆上，从脚上点燃。有些地方会在犯人的脑上钻个小洞，倒入灯油并点燃，可让犯人在极痛苦中被烧死。IntheromanceoftheThreeKingdoms,DongZhuowaskilledbyWangYunandthenlitthelamp.《三国演义》中董卓被王允设计杀死之后被点了天灯。Immersepigcage（浸猪笼）Thepigcagewasatoolfortransportingpigs.Itwasalsousedasakindofcruellynchinginancienttimes.Ifawomanhadsexualintercoursewithothermeninsteadofherfiancéorhusband,shewouldsufferfromimmersingpigcage.Thatis,putthepersoninacagemadeofbam