A case in point is the recent events at hsianghsiang in hunan and yanghsin in hupeh , where the landlords exploited the opposition of some peasants to smashing idols 湖南的湘乡、湖北的阳新，最近都发生地主利用了农民反对打菩萨的事，就是明证。
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In every part of the country they have their secret societies , which were originally their mutual - aid organizations for political and economic struggle , for instance , the " triad society " in fukien and kwangtung , the " society of brothers " in hunan , hupeh , kweichow and szechuan , the " big sword society " in anhwei , honan and shantung , the " rational life society " in chihli and the three northeastern provinces , and " the green band " in shanghai and elsewhere 他们在各地都有秘密组织，如闽粤的“三合会” ，湘鄂黔蜀的“哥老会” ，皖豫鲁等省的“大刀会” ，直隶及东三省的“在理会” ，上海等处的“青帮” ，都曾经是他们的政治和经济斗争的互助团体。
