Before Agrarian Revolution,warlords along with local tyrants exerted control over Northern Shaanxi areas. The economy was teetering on the brink of collapse,societal development lagged behind,and widespread poverty persisted;land ownership remained concentrated among powerful landlords who imposed heavy taxes on peasants,leading to widespread impoverishment. Women suffered from low social position;prostitution,banditry and opium smoking were widespread;"bullies"and witch doctors ran amok in villages;education was backward;healthcare facilities and sanitation conditions were extremely inadequate. After the establishment of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government,great emphasis was placed on social governance,and legal system was applied to inno-vate social governance. Through active legalized social reform,the economy of the Border Region recovered rapidly,the living condition of people was greatly improved,and there was an unprecedented sense of renewal and ethical conduct in society. The successful experience of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region reveals the significance of social governance in the new era:only by closely relying on the rule of law can we improve the efficiency of so-cial governance and realize the long-cherished wish of the people to pursue a better life;and the rule of law in so-cial governance is also the due meaning of Chinese modernization.
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