Gada Meiren was the Mongol leader of a struggle and, eventually, an uprising against the sale of the Khorchin grasslands to Han settlers in 1929.
11 Facts About Gada Meiren
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Gada Meiren was born in a village named jam-un tokhui in Khorchin Left Wing Middle Banner, Jirim League, Qing China.
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Gada Meiren's given name was Nadmid and he belonged to the Multutu clan.
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When Gada Meiren was 10 years old, the banner's deputy head Jigdenvangkhur, Prince Jorightu, sold the grassland to ethnic Han without Prince Ondur's permission.
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Gada Meiren was one of the leading figures of the campaigns against Liao-pei-huang.
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Gada Meiren was freed from prison by his wife Mudan and quickly rallied about 200 fighters.
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In spring 1931, Gada Meiren fell, and the insurgents dispersed.
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The Mongolian folk song, "Gada Meiren" has been translated into Chinese, and is fairly popular in China.
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Gada Meiren is considered to be a folk hero of Inner Mongolia.
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In 2002, Feng Xiaoning directed a movie based on the life of Gada Meiren, but depicted his revolt as against the "Japanese invaders" who took the Mongolian's earth.
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Additionally, the story of Gada Meiren has inspired a symphonic poem titled Gada Meilin by Chinese composer Xin Huguang, and the cello concerto by Wang Qiang.