Establishment And Development Of MAO Zedong And The Xinjiang Production And Construction Corps

Military reclamation, appeared in ancient dynasties, means stationing troops to cultivate the wasteland and guard the frontier areas. It is one of the most important strategies to govern Xin Jiang over the past dynasties in China. Xin Jiang, as the door of North-west China, is a particularly important geographical position. Therefore, it is vital to implement military reclamation here.The ancient military reclamation can date back to the Qin and Han Dynasty. With this beginning, ancient reclamation developed constantly. Mao Zedong creatively introduced his own thoughts of military reclamation based on ancient theory and practice of military reclamation and combined with the practical experience of the modern reclamation led by the communists. And his thoughts grew stronger and stronger during the Chinese revolution and socialist construction period.After the construction of the Xin Jiang production and construction corps, for better development, Mao Zedong adopted a series of measures :recruiting women to Xin Jiang to stabilize morale; train minority cadres; mobilizing the educated youth to work there. With all these measures, the Xin Jiang production and construction corps made great achievements, including improving the livelihood of the people in Xin Jiang effectively, defending the border area, promoting the social stability and maintaining the national unity.After the liberation of Xin Jiang, its economic need to be recovered; its political situation was volatile; and all kinds of forces were eyeing. With the whole situation of the People’s Republic of China and the need to adapt the domestic forces, Xin Jiang production and construction corps arose at the historic moment based on Wang Zhen’s foundation.