Traditional life of Chinese farmers

Author: Guofeng
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: In the current context, when discussing "the three rural issues" (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers), most people think of "the rural issues," and even terms like "lagging behind" and "obstacles to modernization." The reasons are twofold: people immersed in the happiness brought by modernization have gradually forgotten the source of modern civilization—agricultural civilization—while the poverty and backwardness of modern rural China have made the warm countryside only a relic in ancient poetry. The terms "poverty" and "backwardness" have thus become the main impressions people have of "agriculture." Since the founding of the country, especially after the reform and opening-up, the Chinese government has launched large-scale anti-poverty campaigns in rural areas, the profound impact of which has shaken the eyes and even lives of the Chinese people. I was no exception. When I first heard that Guofeng had a new work on "the three rural issues," what filled my mind was "the rural issues," and I prepared myself mentally for a "hard read." To my surprise, the entire reading process was unexpectedly enjoyable, and I finished it almost without stopping to eat or sleep. The manuscript not only gave me a shock to my perspective but, more importantly, deeply moved me. The author, with a broad vision, explains the intrinsic connection between "the three rural issues" and the origin and development of Chinese civilization from a cultural perspective, drawing on historical records and classics. Through the text, it seems as if I saw the grand historical scroll of our ancestors' struggles for the progress of the Chinese nation since ancient times. This book is the result of the author's years of extensive research into Chinese and foreign historical books, combining the painstaking efforts of studying historical materials. By scientifically utilizing existing archaeological artifacts and literary sources, the author dialectically combines history and reality, clearly recreating from the ancient times the arduous efforts and magnificent achievements of our ancestors in pursuing a happy life from the perspective of rural areas, farmers, and agriculture, revealing the deep-rooted relationship between "the three rural issues" and the origin and development of Chinese civilization. The author's approach, moving from ancient to modern, from macro to micro, integrating academic rigor with accessibility, ensuring every statement is well-supported, and presenting original insights while drawing on previous research without being confined to established views, not only provides readers with profound philosophical enlightenment but also demonstrates clear readability.