Heze · Full chronicle and history

On November 7, on Wutun Road, Mudan District, Heze City, Shandong Province, an Audi car rammed into pedestrians on the road, causing multiple injuries, and the vehicle subsequently overturned.

On October 8, a stabbing incident occurred in Chengwu County, Heze City, Shandong Province, in which a man repeatedly stabbed another man in the chest dozens of times with a knife.

On October 7, on Wutun Road, Mudan District, Heze City, Shandong Province, an Audi car rammed into pedestrians on the road, causing multiple injuries before the vehicle overturned.

On October 6, a netizen posted that a kindergarten in Heze, Shandong, apparently in order to recruit students, required preschool teachers to wear volunteer red vests, go to the countryside to help parents plant garlic, do farm work and make community visits; the post sparked heated discussion among netizens.

On October 2, a netizen in Heze, Shandong posted a video reading backwards the slogan "whoever burns will be caught, whoever burns will be fined" hung beside farmland banning straw burning. The video received a large number of likes and reposts, the danmaku was flooded with like emojis, and netizens热议 that this is the real way to read it.

On September 29, according to reports from Langchao News and others, the procuratorate declined to approve the arrest of the homeroom teacher surnamed Tan involved in the case on the grounds that the facts were unclear and the evidence was insufficient. The lawyer representing the family raised an objection, stating that they would report the matter to the higher-level procuratorial organ.

On August 30, a blogger tested the purchasing power of sanitation workers in Heze, Shandong. The interviewed worker had a monthly salary of only 600 yuan, working 4 to 5 hours a day with no weekend holidays. The blogger conducted a shopping test based on a daily wage of about 20 yuan, sparking discussions among netizens about low wages and the lack of social security.

Volunteer searcher Du Xiaohua posted a video report; in the case that attracted attention after reporting Sun Meihua's abuse, the “Uncle Long” who had long controlled Sun Meihua’s cohabitation has been taken by local police for investigation.

On September 13, 2026, the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau) issued a report saying it had received public tip-offs indicating that cultural relics might have gone missing during the archaeological excavation of a Yuan Dynasty ancient shipwreck in Heze City. Heze City promptly formed a joint investigation team to examine the archaeological site and the management of cultural relics. The report did not disclose the specific types or quantities of the missing relics.

Mr. Zhang, the owner of a barbecue restaurant in Heze, Shandong, reported that a Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain cup from an ancient shipwreck was suspected to be lost during archaeological excavation. Within two months, he was subjected to approximately fifteen inspections by five law enforcement departments in rotation. He was eventually forced to close his business on September 7th. Mr. Zhang suspects this is retaliation.

On September 11, a netizen posted screenshots of a group chat in which a counselor said the school's backend can check students' circumvention software, visited websites and browsing content, demanded that all students immediately uninstall circumvention tools, and warned that verified cases would result in disciplinary action, with serious cases referred to the police.

Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was discovered by volunteers in Cao County, Heze, Shandong. She gained attention from netizens due to her English proficiency and professional terminology, and was eventually reunited with her family in Beijing through blood sampling for kinship search.

On September 7, 2026, police in Yuncheng County, Heze, Shandong, placed the homeroom teacher surnamed Tan, who was involved in the case, under criminal detention, and the case was transferred to the procuratorate; previously, police had decided in August not to file a case, but after the family applied for reconsideration, the decision was changed to filing a case on September 4.

After the family applied for reconsideration, Yuncheng police on September 4 revoked the decision not to file a case and opened an investigation into the class teacher surnamed Tan on suspicion of the crime of abusing a person in care.

On September 1, 2026, multiple students at Nanguan Primary School in Juye County, Heze, Shandong experienced symptoms such as dizziness and nosebleeds. As many as 260 students from 9 classes took leave due to the pungent smell of newly applied paint.

On August 30, 2026, a new student at Mudan District Experimental Middle School in Heze, Shandong, was denied entry because her hairstyle did not comply with the rules. She was then forcibly given a haircut on the spot next to the school gate and cried in distress, as the school's strict hairstyle standards drew public criticism.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection officially announced that Yang Xinsheng, Deputy Mayor of Heze City and Party Secretary of Yun County, is under investigation.

On August 20, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection officially announced that Yang Xinsheng, deputy mayor of Heze City in Shandong, is under investigation and scrutiny; some commentators believe he belongs to Peng Liyuan's Shandong faction.

On August 20, 2026, the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Yang Xinsheng, Deputy Mayor of Heze City and Secretary of the Yuncheng County Party Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.

In August 2026, a vice president of the Huarui Group in Heze, Shandong, posted a video publicly questioning the fairness of the bidding evaluation for school meal ingredients in Mudan District. He claimed that his company's bid was lower than the winning trading enterprise but still lost the bid, and demanded an explanation from the local Education and Sports Bureau.

On July 9, 2026, a migrant worker in Heze, Shandong, posted a video on social media, reporting in his real name that the "Shuxiang Yayuan" real estate project in Dongming County had withheld wages from 11 construction workers, demanding full payment of their hard-earned money.

A 10-year-old boy in Yuncheng County, Heze, Shandong, lingered at the school gate on June 29 and failed to enter the school twice, then drowned. After reviewing surveillance footage, his family claimed that he was beaten by his homeroom teacher, surnamed Tan, on 10 of the 12 class days before his death, and at least 8 times in the final week.

The owner of a barbecue shop in Heze, Shandong reported to the authorities that a Yuan blue-and-white porcelain cup in the local museum was possibly missing and submitted evidence. Afterwards, the owner was repeatedly retaliated against and disciplined by multiple local government departments, ultimately forcing the barbecue shop to cease operations.

Guo Youcai originally sold barbecue in Heze, Shandong, before becoming famous through live-streaming songs. Driven by capital, he started a company and invited Angie Chiu to support him. By September 11, 2025, less than two years later, he was reported to have lost all his savings and incurred debts, returning to the old platform of the South Station of Heze Railway Station in Shandong Province to continue selling barbecue. Unlike his previous efforts to increase income, his purpose for returning to the barbecue business has shifted to paying off his debts as quickly as possible.

Guo Youcai, who originally ran a barbecue business in Heze, was seized upon by capital as a selling point and made famous for singing on livestreams around 2024, becoming an overnight sensation; at the time it was rumored online that he could earn several million yuan a month.