The Beginning and End of the Great Leap Forward in Agricultural Science

Author: Song Liansheng
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: By 2004, Chairman Mao Zedong had issued the call "Agriculture Learns Daqiao" and the nationwide large-scale movement to emulate Daqiao had been underway for 40 years. Looking back at this longest-lasting, most extensive, and most populous mass movement in the history of New China, and seriously summarizing its lessons and successes, holds great significance for properly addressing the deep-rooted issues in economic construction and social development today, as well as for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. This book systematicallys the origins and development of the Agriculture Learns Daqiao movement, analyzes the essence and connotations of the Daqiao spirit, summarizes the successes and failures of promoting economic construction through mass movements, and explores the issue of continuing to promote the Daqiao spirit in the new era. The book strictly respects historical facts and the relevant conclusions of the Central Committee, covering important figures and events. The entire book is approximately 200,000 words, with over 100 historical photographs. Daqing and Daqiao were two banners raised by Chairman Mao Zedong in the industrial and agricultural front of China. 40 years ago, Chairman Mao issued the calls "Industrial Learns Daqing" and "Agriculture Learns Daqiao," following which the movements to emulate Daqing and Daqiao erupted nationwide. In the history of the People's Republic, these two movements lasted long, covered a broad scope, and involved a vast number of people, profoundly and extensively impacting the politics, economy, culture, and other aspects of the nation. The books "The Origins of Industrial Learns Daqing" and "The Origins of Agriculture Learns Daqiao" systematically disclose the origins and development of the movements to emulate Daqing and Daqiao for the first time, summarize the successes and failures of promoting China's economic construction through mass movements, and explore issues such as how to further promote the spirit of Daqing and Daqiao under market economy conditions. Both books are rich in firsthand materials, offer independent research perspectives, and feature distinctive and personalized expression structures.