Nanjie

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Nanjie ( Chinese  南街村 , Pinyin Nanjie Cun ) is one of 19 villages of the greater community of Chengguan in the county Linying of the prefecture-level city of Luohe in the Chinese province of Henan . Nanjie covers an area of ​​1.78 km². 3180 people live in the 848 households, mostly Hui and Han Chinese . Nanjie is considered the last and only Maoist village in China.

history

Nanjie was funded under the Chinese government's program to create New Socialist Villages . As a result, it experienced an economic boom. In the period from 1991 to 1997 economic output increased seventeen-fold, only to decline slightly in the following period. The money was used differently than in most projects. A village was conceived that is called the last Maoist village in China. As a result, Nanjie has developed into a tourist attraction that is visited by around 400,000 people annually. Attractions are the Mao Park , the Mao Bible Tower or the faithfully reconstructed house where Mao Zedong was born . Visitors have to pay 50 yuan entrance fee to visit the village.

The collectivization of agriculture and industry took place under Mayor Hong Bin as early as the mid-1980s, when Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policy gripped the whole country . Hong offered the farmers to whom the land was returned to join the collective and in return promised a lifelong supply of rice. This strategy shows success, after ten years all land was owned by the collective.

Situation today

There is an obligation to work in Nanjie. Around 13,000 people work in the established industry, of which 2,000 are residents of Nanjie. The other employees do not enjoy social privileges. The profits are shared equally among all residents. The residents receive a small cash payment (between € 18 and € 25 per month). In addition, the residents of Nanjie receive a wide range of social benefits. This includes the free provision of food, housing, electricity, water, telephone, cable television, clothing, schooling, health care and care for the elderly. The most important political decision-making body is the village committee. The decision-making powers of the committee also include measures that encroach on the privacy of residents, such as consent to weddings. Compliance with the morals prevailing in the village is strictly monitored. There is also an evaluation system for misconduct that is punished with a reduction in social benefits.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tony Cheng: China's last Maoist village , in: Al Jazeera English, June 25, 2008.
  2. ↑ Johnny Erling: Village of the Rich Maoists , in: Welt online, September 29, 2005.

Coordinates: 33 ° 49 '  N , 113 ° 58'  E