What is a triad?

Underworld generally refers to underworld criminal organizations composed of Chinese, including China, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong, Macau and Chinatown all over the world.

At present, there are nearly 50 active triad societies in Hong Kong, many of which are not large in scale. The biggest ones are Yi Xin 'an, Fourteen K and Heshenghe, which are similar to the mafia in western society.

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The origin of the name 1

2 engage in activities

3 work allusions

4 Opening ceremony

Five-character generation help rule

6 contact information

7 See also

The origin of the name

Triads originated from the Heaven and Earth Society. The triad is also called Hong Men, because the original intention of the triad is to "fight against the Qing Dynasty and regain sight", and the place where Zhu Yuanzhang of The Ming dynasty emperors "Hongwu" and the Heaven and Earth Society joined together is "Honghua Pavilion", so it was named "Hong Men" because of its "Hong". The word "Hong" is trivial, so the "brothers" in different societies are all commensurate with the "brothers" with three points of water.

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The Heaven and Earth Society was originally a political organization that opposed the Qing Dynasty and regained sight. They planned to overthrow the Manchu government and restore the rule of the Han people. Nowadays, the underworld has evolved into a criminal organization, participated in many organized criminal activities, and made huge profits from gambling, prostitution, pornography, drugs, intimidation and violence, and then used these profits to engage in illegal activities. As long as it is profitable, they won't care how despicable the crime is.

Post allusions

489: The leader, also known as Zuo Tang, is the supreme leader of society. Four plus eight plus nine equals twenty-one, and thirty-eight is the word "Hong", which means "Hongmen".

438: Marshal No.2, one in each hall. Marshal No.2 has no right unless he is sitting in the museum. Some retired members were loved by the members and were elected as the second marshal.

Four twenty-six: Red stick, four times twenty-six plus four equals one hundred and eight, which means that there are one hundred and eight heroes in Water Margin, among whom Song Wu holds a red stick, hence the name. This position was awarded by the guild with a red stick. It is usually said that four plus two plus six equals twelve, and the base number is called "twelve bottom" for short. Be a gold medal fighter. Among the "red sticks", the most prominent one is the "double flower red stick".

Four-one-five: white paper fan, four times fifteen plus four equals sixty-four, that is, the sixty-four chapters of the Book of Changes, and the mind learns the meaning of tricks. Many magicians have white paper fans in their hands, hence the name. It is usually said that four plus one plus five equals ten, and the base number is called "ten bottom" for short. Responsible for paperwork, lectures and usually the financial management of the club.

Four, three, two: sandals. Four times thirty-two plus four equals one hundred thirty-two. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, 128 monks and 4 civilians joined forces to resist the invasion of the Central Plains by the Xilu people. Monks wear sandals, hence the name. The base number is called "Jiuji" for short, and it is responsible for internal and external contacts.

Forty-nine: Those who join after the initiation ceremony are "forty-nine", and four times nine equals thirty-six. All members must recite "Thirty-six Oaths of Hong Men" and get their names. Those who have not been properly promoted for three years are called "old four nine"

Blue light: A member who plans to join the club without holding a ceremony only needs to express his loyalty to the club at first, but once he joins the club, it means that he has died before, and he will be "reincarnated as a human being" when the joining ceremony is held on an auspicious day. Traditionally, China people hang blue lanterns outside their houses after death, so the full name of "blue lanterns" is "hanging blue lanterns".

opening ceremony

In the early years, the triad initiation ceremony was complicated, but the trend is to simplify everything. In recent years, the triad initiation ceremony is no exception. In addition, in order to avoid being easily discovered and mastered by the police, the initiation ceremony of the new generation of triad members is also very simple.

Word generation help rules

Except for thirty-six oaths and seventy-two, there are four oaths, eight punishments and ten rules.

Top ten help rules:

Don't reveal help;

No gang is allowed to kill each other;

Do not rob privately;

Don't break the rules;

Bandits are not allowed to be introduced;

Don't flirt with women in the same group;

No picking up ashes or emptying cages;

It is not allowed to divide the goods privately;

Don't disobey the scheduling;

Once you join, you can't leave.

Contact clause

In gangs, there is a set of special fixed terms for revealing identity and secret communication, including poems, argots, gestures, special signs and so on. At present, many terms, gestures and secret codes of the underworld have changed or even been lost. I believe that many gang members have lost their understanding of ancient terms, gestures and codes. root

1760, the Heaven and Earth Society (Hong Men), a famous anti-Qing organization in China, was established. Because of the huge branches of the Heaven and Earth Society, the underworld is a branch of Guangdong and Guangxi. There are two versions of its name. One version says that there are three rivers in Guangdong Province, namely Beijiang River, Dongjiang River and Xijiang River, hence the name Three Rivers. Another view is that Chen Jinnan, the founder of Hong Men, and Qing soldiers died in Huizhou, and his successor, God bless Hong Ying, has a good leadership and a strong team, so he is called a triad. Therefore, the organization uses triangles as its logo. The English names of triads are named by the British authorities in Hong Kong according to their names and flags.

In fact, many participants in the Revolution of 1911 were members of Hong Men, such as Sun Yat-sen, the founding father, and Qiu Jin, the martyr.

Revolutionary movement period

A century later, some members of the original underworld changed from patriotic organizations to criminal groups. 19 1 1 After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Men suddenly lost his way. To make matters worse, did they seize the opportunity to participate in the uprising, so some of them became angry and depressed. The authorities later declared the organization illegal, and the original public support and donations of triads were cut off because of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. Finally, because triad members can't return to ordinary people's lives, they blackmail those who don't want to continue donating money to them in various ways. So at this time, some early rebels began to reorganize triads, which is the embryonic form of triads today.

Move to Hong Kong

After China's * * * production party came to power in Chinese mainland on 1949, organized crime gradually disappeared in Chinese mainland because of the harsh laws, but china zhi gong party, as one of the so-called participating parties, actually originated from the Hong Men branch of the Heaven and Earth Society. Gangs and triads were forced to move to the then British colony of Hong Kong. By 193 1, Hong Kong was divided into different regions by eight major gangs, and different regions were controlled by different gangs. 1956 after the riots in hong kong, the government's crackdown on triad organizations has gradually increased, and the activities of various gangs have obviously converged.

However, in the1960s and1970s, the underworld problem became more serious. There used to be rumors that there was collusion between police and bandits, and triad organizations controlled social order. In case of kidnapping and other incidents, the police will call gang leaders to solve the problem. On the other hand, the police will also cooperate with local gang leaders to control the territory. By 1974, due to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the corrupt activities of the police have been suppressed. Therefore, the territory of various gangs has gradually narrowed and the boundaries have gradually blurred. At the same time, due to the reduction of ordinary commercial profits, many gangs turned to underground transactions.

After 1980

With the development of the underworld, Xinyi 'an became an oligarch and controlled the film industry in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s. However, in recent years, due to the joint attack of anti-gang organizations on both sides of the strait, the scope of activities of underworld organizations has shrunk dramatically, making money is no longer easy, and the competition for gang leaders is not as fierce as before.

Overseas activities

While developing in China, triads have gradually spread to the United States, Canada and other areas with a large number of Chinese. There are activities in San Francisco, new york, Chicago, Sacramento, Cupertino, Acadia, Las Vegas, Oakland, New Orleans, Vancouver, etc. Many people think that underworld organizations have launched new activities in London, Manchester and Amsterdam. The regular activities of these organizations are suspected of illegal immigration from East Asian organizations to the United States and Britain. At the same time, underworld organizations also joined hands with some local street East Asian gangs to control the Asian gathering area.

A famous underworld organization

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