The men used knives and clubs to beat anyone who came near a machine issuing the number plates at a Beijing vehicle registration centre. Several people were injured, one of them seriously.
Three men were sentenced to one year in jail. All were ordered to pay $8,000 (£5,000) to compensate the victims.
The incident occurred in July last year as number plates ending with the numbers "8888" were about to be issued.
The ringleader, identified only as Xu, had paid four accomplices 10,000 yuan ($1,500) to guard the machine.
The number eight is considered auspicious in China because it sounds similar to the word for "to make money".
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