people's commune

noun

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè).

  1. derived from 人民公社

Definitions

  1. An administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to…

    An administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.

    • A scene from China’s great drought of 1960. Members of the Sanhsiang people's commune in Yiyang County form a "bucket brigade" to bring water from the Lo River, reduced to a trickle. China Reconstructs (Peiping), November 1960
    • Members of the Chinghsin people's commune in Hunchun County, Kirin Province, on the anti-revisionist forefront, demonstrated through the night.

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