This page presents a source-based reconstruction of selected 1989-era Qincheng Prison cell assignments. It is not an official architectural floor plan. Cell numbers, building references, dates and cellmate relationships are included only where the available evidence supports them, with conflicts preserved rather than forced into certainty.
Current reconstruction
Building 204 · Cell 1
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Gang; Wen Jie; Liu Xingzhou; late June to about July 1, 1989.
Evidence state: A- memoir/cellmate reconstruction; name variants preserved.
Building 204 · Cell 6
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Gang briefly after July 1; Wang Dan from about July 5.
Evidence state: A-/B+; later-source conflicts remain.
Building 204 · Cell 12
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Gang for an extended period.
Evidence state: A- first-person; exact start/end still open.
Building 204 · Cell 19
Controlled reconstruction: Yang Tao and others.
Evidence state: B+ neighbor reconstruction.
Building 204 · Cell 20
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Gang; Huang Lifeng; Zhu Wenli; later Chen Mingyuan and others.
Evidence state: A-/B+ with identity caveats.
Building 204 · Cell 21
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Xiaobo; Li Moxuan and others.
Evidence state: B+ neighbor reconstruction; alias/name caveat preserved.
Later building · Cell 68
Controlled reconstruction: Wang Dan before February 1991 transfer/sentencing stage.
Evidence state: B; cellmate relation partly uncertain.
Later building · Cell 78
Controlled reconstruction: Liu Gang, solitary confinement period.
Evidence state: A- first-person.
How to read this reconstruction
- “A-/B+” are archive evidence grades, not claims of official completeness.
- Approximate dates remain labeled approximate.
- Conflicting names, cell numbers or chronology remain visible in the research record.
- Person-level prison claims are cross-checked against the relevant biographical profiles and available source record before publication.
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