On this day, 122 years ago, on July 31, 1903 (June 8, 1903 in the lunar calendar), Shen Jin was bludgeoned and killed by the Ministry of Punishment. On July 31, 1903, Shen Jin sacrificed his precious life for modern journalism in China. Shen Jin was from Shanhua, Hunan (now Changsha). During the Reform Movement of 1898, he had close interactions with Tan Sitong, Tang Caichang and others. Later, he studied in Japan. After returning to Shanghai in 1900, he and Tang Caichang jointly organized the Righteousness Association and renamed the Self-reliance Association. Dedicated to the Qin (Wang) movement, he served as the commander of the Right Army of the Self-reliance Army. After the failure, he continued to engage in anti-Qing activities. At the beginning of 1903, Tianjin's "News West News" disclosed the content of the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" collected by Shen Jin. All the Chinese people were angry and accused the Qing court of betraying the country. The Qing government became angry and angry, so he arrested Shen Jin, imprisoned him and sentenced him to death. At this time, the Qing court was holding a birthday celebration for the Empress Dowager Cixi. Fearing that the execution would affect the "celebration", Cixi issued an order to kill Shen Jin with a stick. Therefore, officials of the Ministry of Punishment beat Shen Jin with bamboo whips and tortured him for four hours. Shen Jin's blood and flesh were scattered all over the place. Shen Jin cursed endlessly and was not exhausted. He was finally strangled to death by a rope. He was 31 years old at the time. Empress Dowager Cixi