Learn from Dazhai in agriculture

The "Learn from Dazhai in agriculture" Campaign (Chinese: 农业大寨; pinyin: nóngyè xué Dàzhài, or in Wade-Giles Romanization Tachai) was a campaign organized by Mao Zedong in 1963. The campaign encouraged peasants from all over China to follow from the example of the farmers of the village Dazhai in Shanxi by practicing self-sacrifice and upright political activity.

Learn from Dazhai in agriculture
Simplified Chinese农业学大寨
Traditional Chinese農業學大寨

It grew in importance after the introduction of the Cultural Revolution, but Chen Yonggui and its other proponents were eventually eased out of power by Deng Xiaoping following the removal of the Gang of Four.

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