Eighteen hungry farmers from Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province,signed a secret pact nearly 30 years ago, lighting the torch for China’s rural revolution Before 1978,Xiaogang Village,a small farming village along the H...Eighteen hungry farmers from Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province,signed a secret pact nearly 30 years ago, lighting the torch for China’s rural revolution Before 1978,Xiaogang Village,a small farming village along the Huaihe River,was known only for its poverty.Its 20 households and around 100 villagers mostly de- pended upon state relief funds and loans to ease their continual crop failures.Agriculture was inconsistent in the region because of a stagnated river channel,leading to floods展开更多
CHINA’S economic reform began in ruralareas in the late 1970’s. Millions offarmers were stimulated to seek better liveswith the establishment of the contractresponsibility system based around theindividual family. T...CHINA’S economic reform began in ruralareas in the late 1970’s. Millions offarmers were stimulated to seek better liveswith the establishment of the contractresponsibility system based around theindividual family. Then production relations inChina’s rural areas experienced a significantchange. Entering the 1980’s, townshipenterprises developed rapidly and the ruraleconomy was active as never before.Specialized and commercial agriculturalproduction made farmers understand theimportance of science and technology and thusaroused their enthusiasm for study of thesciences. In May 1985, the State Science andTechnology Commission submitted a展开更多
文摘Eighteen hungry farmers from Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province,signed a secret pact nearly 30 years ago, lighting the torch for China’s rural revolution Before 1978,Xiaogang Village,a small farming village along the Huaihe River,was known only for its poverty.Its 20 households and around 100 villagers mostly de- pended upon state relief funds and loans to ease their continual crop failures.Agriculture was inconsistent in the region because of a stagnated river channel,leading to floods
文摘CHINA’S economic reform began in ruralareas in the late 1970’s. Millions offarmers were stimulated to seek better liveswith the establishment of the contractresponsibility system based around theindividual family. Then production relations inChina’s rural areas experienced a significantchange. Entering the 1980’s, townshipenterprises developed rapidly and the ruraleconomy was active as never before.Specialized and commercial agriculturalproduction made farmers understand theimportance of science and technology and thusaroused their enthusiasm for study of thesciences. In May 1985, the State Science andTechnology Commission submitted a
