There have been several rebellions among the Miao people (also known as the Hmong) in Chinese history:
In the early Qing dynasty, there were more than fifty rebellions recorded in historical records. The Miao uprising broke out in Guizhou and western Hunan, where the Miao people live. Due to the cruel exploitation of Qing officials, the Miao people became increasingly impoverished and had to sell their land to pay off debts: "As soon as the harvest was over, there was no grain left, and before this debt was paid, they owed another debt. After a long period of exploitation, all their land was used up." [1] Their land fell into the hands of the Qing Dynasty ruling class, and they were forced to go to the high and cold mountainous areas to farm, living a hard life of "firewood as jackets and fern roots as food". [2]
