The bandit chief surrendered himself to despair and took his own life.

匪首在绝望中自杀了。

Liu became an infrequence bandit chief owing to his expand territory, mass banditti，profound society infection and lasting banditry.Liu Guitang is a representative subject on the bandits in Republic.

匪首刘桂堂以活动范围之广、历经时间之长、聚集匪众之多、危害社会之大，成为民国时期国罕见的巨匪，也为民国土匪史的研究提供了一个典型个案。