Dazhai Township, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, is located at the foot of Taihang Mountain. 1964, the phrase "Celebrate the anniversary of industrial science, learn from agriculture" made Dazhai a model of self-reliance for farmland capital construction, which was extended to all rural areas in China by China government, thus making Dazhai famous in China and even the world for more than ten years. ?

Before the liberation of Dazhai Township, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province, there were seven ditches and eight beams on one side of the hillside, which entered the wasteland. The natural environment was harsh and people's lives were very difficult. After liberation, the local people became masters. Under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought, the people of Dazhai, led by Chen Yonggui and Guo Fenglian, are determined to change their backward appearance, dare to fight against the sky and the earth, strive to control mountains and water, build terraces on the slope of Qigou Baliangpo, and irrigate the land through hard work, thus changing the situation of relying on the sky for food. 1964, Chairman Mao issued the call of "learning from agriculture", which became a banner of the national agriculture. The climax of "Agricultural Dazhai" has been set off all over the country, and the spirit of Dazhai has been promoted and the experience of Dazhai has been promoted.

Agricultural Dazhai was a movement initiated by China in 1960s according to the instruction of Mao Zedong 1963, which was "learn from Daqing in industry, learn from Dazhai in agriculture, and learn from the People's Liberation Army all over the country". The "Red Flag Canal" originated from the "Agricultural Dazhai", which once became an important landmark on the political map of China.

Dazhai is a brigade of Dazhai Commune in Xiyang County, Shanxi Province. This used to be a poor mountain village. After the agricultural cooperation, members cut mountains and slopes and built terraces, and the grain yield per mu increased by 7 times.

1964 February 10, People's Daily published the communication report "The Road to Dazhai" by Xinhua News Agency reporters, introducing their advanced deeds. He also published an editorial "A Good Example of Building Mountainous Areas with Revolutionary Spirit", calling on the people of the whole country, especially the agricultural front, to learn from the revolutionary spirit of Dazhai people. Since then, the "Agricultural Dazhai" movement has sprung up in rural areas all over the country, and Dazhai has become a shining example of China's agricultural front. The slogan of "learning from agriculture" spread to the end of 1970s, and was also used by extreme "Left" thoughts.

References:

Agricultural Dazhai _ Baidu Encyclopedia