Xi'an Incident

On April 22nd, university students from Xi'an marched to the city center to mourn former Party Secretary and liberal reformer Hu Yao Bang.

Some individuals lit a couple of trucks on fire and looted nearby stores. Officials called it the Xi'an riots.

Students standing in crowd — Students in Xi'an City Plaza

Students sitting in crowd — Students sitting in Xi'an City Plaza

Police forming a perimiter — Police perimiter at Xi'an Provincial Government Building

Students looking at smoke in distance — Smoke from burning truck