3.1.1.1 The first industry
The Great Leap Forward began in agriculture. In 1957, the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party passed the development plan of agriculture from 1956 to 1967. The construction of the water conservancy project, increase in agricultural yields, transformation of landscapes, collectivization, and elimination of four pests were advocated.
Numerous dams, water drainage systems, and canals were built. Unfortunately, the majority of them were constructed on the basis of insufficient scientific planning and turned out to be completely useless given the paramount emphasis on speed. Although the amounts of land irrigated expanded, many of these constructions, such as the Sanmenxia Dam, resulted in serious environmental problems.
An increase in agricultural yield was always encouraged. However, the central government set an excessively high standard of yield and popularized unreasonable agricultural technologies, such as plowing deeply to one meter and seeding intensively to fill the field.
In order to overcome existing detrimental natural factors, such as pests and rugged or bleak hills, the central government motivated the masses to transform …show more content…
Rather, they differed in terms of extent, volume and speed. If these policies are examined in detail, one can see that they were usually marked by intensity and velocity. The target of increase in steel and rice products was set extremely high, ranging at about a 50% increase per year. Various construction projects to facilitate agriculture took place quickly to meet requirements, even without a reasonable plan. Also, the government encouraged those who engaged in impossible projects to transform nature in dramatic fashion, including projects devoted to converting hills into
The Great Leap Forward began in agriculture. In 1957, the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party passed the development plan of agriculture from 1956 to 1967. The construction of the water conservancy project, increase in agricultural yields, transformation of landscapes, collectivization, and elimination of four pests were advocated.
Numerous dams, water drainage systems, and canals were built. Unfortunately, the majority of them were constructed on the basis of insufficient scientific planning and turned out to be completely useless given the paramount emphasis on speed. Although the amounts of land irrigated expanded, many of these constructions, such as the Sanmenxia Dam, resulted in serious environmental problems.
An increase in agricultural yield was always encouraged. However, the central government set an excessively high standard of yield and popularized unreasonable agricultural technologies, such as plowing deeply to one meter and seeding intensively to fill the field.
In order to overcome existing detrimental natural factors, such as pests and rugged or bleak hills, the central government motivated the masses to transform …show more content…
Rather, they differed in terms of extent, volume and speed. If these policies are examined in detail, one can see that they were usually marked by intensity and velocity. The target of increase in steel and rice products was set extremely high, ranging at about a 50% increase per year. Various construction projects to facilitate agriculture took place quickly to meet requirements, even without a reasonable plan. Also, the government encouraged those who engaged in impossible projects to transform nature in dramatic fashion, including projects devoted to converting hills into