On Reform of Farmland Water Conservancy Tools in Early Period of New China(1950-1960)
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China,rivers flooded and disasters were frequent,and the water conservancy industry was in a lot of trouble,so the Party and the government formulated the national policy of"preventing water disasters and building water conservancy".In order to help the restora-tion and construction of farmland water conservancy,the country carried out the reform movement of water con-servancy tools from 1950 to 1960.Combing through relevant materials,it is found that the reform of water con-servancy tools has experienced two stages:comprehensive improvement,as well as innovation,research and de-velopment.In the early period of New China,the development and promotion of waterwheel were conducted in a large area in the north,while mechanical irrigation was promoted in the south with the improved water conser-vancy tools.The reform of water conservancy tools continued in the"First Five"Plan period and ushered in the peak in the"Great Leap Forward"period.Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee,combined the mass movement with science and technology,water conservancy tools were made great progress along with the construction of irrigation water conservancy in the winter and spring seasons as well as the development of new water conservancy tools.The reform movement of water conservancy tools has played a positive role in effective-ly alleviating drought,ensuring agricultural harvest and promoting economic development,but there are also some reckless practices with certain negative impact.
early period of New Chinawater conservancy tools"the Great Leap Forward"