People's commune
Former rural administrative division of the People's Republic of China (1958-83) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The people's commune (Chinese: 人民公社; pinyin: rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were divided in turn into production brigades and production teams. The people's commune collectivized living and working practices. Many individual homes were abolished in favor of communal residences, with many houses literally taken apart and demolished.[1] Regardless of age or relationship, many men and women lived separately, and often, multiple families were placed in the same communal homes.[1] [2] One's land, tools, resources were pooled together, with working hours and farming practices completely dictated by the CCP.[2]
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The scale of the commune and its ability to extract income from the rural population enabled commune administrations to invest in large-scale mechanization, infrastructure, and industrial projects. The communes did not, however, meet many of their long-term goals, such as facilitating the construction of full Communism in the rural areas, fully liberating women from housework, and creating sustainable agriculture practices in the countryside. They also had had governmental, political, and economic functions during the Cultural Revolution. They ranged in number from 50,000 to 90,000.[3]