| Autor: |
Zhao, Jijun, Woudstra, Jan |
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Landscape Research; Apr2007, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p171-205, 35p, 4 Color Photographs, 16 Black and White Photographs, 1 Illustration, 3 Charts, 1 Graph, 6 Maps |
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When after 1968, millions of Chinese citizens were driven into the countryside in order to participate in agriculture as part of the Cultural Revolution, Dazhai was the model of what the countryside should be, not just socially, but also physically. In 1964 it came to prominence for its spirit of self-reliance, hard struggle and collectivism, and in this Dazhai came to embody the battle against nature and the hegemony of mankind. It was therefore not the natural features that were valued in the landscape, but the evidence of human endeavour. On heavily eroded mountainsides, terraces - an age-old way of cultivation - were re-invented and were re-presented as features of the modern age and evidence of the communist revolution. Similarly Dazhai village was promoted as a model of communal living. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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