In 1958 the Chinese people of ShaoShan in Hunan Province, built a reservoir on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River for the irrigation of the fields. It was eventually abandoned through fear of the counter-revolution until 1965 when it was resurrected again to prevent droughts and/or floods over 2500 square kilometers. This film documents the rebuilding of the irrigation canals under the guidance of Chairman Mao and the manual labour of the Chinese peasants. ShaoShan is the birthplace of Chairman Mao.
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ACMI Identifier
017233
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → China - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - China
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - China
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → China - History - 20th century
History → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)