Or known as Ling Chi was a form of exexution used in China from roughly 900 AD until its abolition in 1905. The condemned person was killed by using a knife to methodically remove portions of the body over an extended period of time and reserved for crimes viewed as especially severe, such as treason and killing one's parents. The process involved tying the person to be executed to a wooden frame, usually in a public place. The flesh was then cut from the body in multiple slices in a process that was not specified in detail in Chinese law and therefore most likely varied. In later times, opium was sometimes administered either as an act of mercy or as a way of preventing fainting. The punishment worked on three levels: as a form of public humiliation, as a slow and lingering death, and as a punishment after death.
Ling chi was last performed on 10 April 1905 to a Mongol guard who killed his master, the prince of Inner Mogolian, Aohan Banner. Two weeks later the cruel barbaric punishment was abolished.
The video (starts at 1:27) showed photographs of the last three executions.
Arent we all glad this type of punishment is no longer exist...
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