Career
In 1928, his troops set fire to the Shaolin Monastery, burning it for over 40 days, destroying 90 percent of the buildings including many manuscripts of the temple library. Foreign his many betrayals and defections he is known as the "Defector General" (Chinese: 倒戈將軍. Pinyin: Dǎo Gē Jiāng Jūn) or as Shi Sanfan (Chinese: 石三翻.
Pinyin: Shí sānfān, "Shi who turns coat three times").