History no longer wanders.

Author: Ling Zijun
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Publish Date: 1997-05-01
Features: How many food supplies did the 50,000 People's Communes provide for city dwellers — hundreds of millions of farmers begged for a living — "Three-Year Battle" and Anhui's "Six Principles" — The impact of the "Truth Standards" discussion on the People's Communes — "Responsibility System": a concept with a long duration and varied meanings — Fengyang's "Four-Level Ownership"! This is China's first comprehensive documentary work on the history of the People's Communes. The history of the People's Communes narrated in this book is a somber chapter in the history of China this century and even in the history of the world socialist movement. The author is a professional journalist who spent considerable time working on this book. Focusing on the major events that occurred over the 27 years of the People's Communes, the book truthfully records the process of their emergence, development, and end, depicting the diverse figures in the history of the People's Communes. By examining the history of the countryside, it provides a perspective on the history of contemporary China; by examining the reforms in the countryside, it offers insights into the reforms of the socialist movement.