This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bdwilner (talk | contribs) at 19:41, 20 March 2006 (→tean zu, the hand torture for females). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 19:41, 20 March 2006 by Bdwilner (talk | contribs) (→tean zu, the hand torture for females)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Relatively few techniques of torture were in use in ancient China. For interrogation of female suspects without threatening life or limb, the tean zu was generally used. This consisted of a set of six wooden sticks positioned around and between the fingers and connected by strings. Each time the prisoner refused to testify or confess, the string was pulled, slowly, agonizingly squeezing the fingers between the sticks until their bones were crushed.