From Cognizance To Consent:the Forming Route Of Peasants' Party Identity In Land Reform

This paper is based on oral investigation program of Institute for China Rural Studies,Central China Normal University.This paper carries on analytical research by selecting the individual cases of oral historical materials in Dongnan village of Shanxi Province Qingxu Xugou.The author will describe the forming route of identity to the communist party in the group of local poor famers during the movement of land reform.12 elderly have been selected as interviewees.Through sorting and profound analyzing of all these information,the author found that the local peasants' party identity has experienced the process from cognizance to consent.Dongnan uring the movement of land reform,the poor famers' cognizance of the communist party has transformed gradually from obscure or even wrong into approval and gratitude.Finally the poor peasants have formed the identity of the communist party.Based on the background of the of land reform,the author described the forming route of identification to the communist party in the group of local poor famers and summarized the procedure into four levels:exchanging ideas-promoting understandings-clearing benefits-implementing activities.After liberation,during contact with communists and liberation army,the famers in Dongnan Village have changed the "bad" impression for the party at the very beginning.With the implementing of the land reform movement,the working crew of land reform pushed out all kinds of promotional activities.Poor peasants gradually form an insight understanding to the communist party and had more ideological transformation to the party.The working crew of land reform and the leaders of peasant association carried out a series of activities,such as denouncing the landlord,voicing grievance,to prick the landlords' bubble of reactionary and exploitation.In this way,the class conscious and class emotion implanted into the peasants' conscious,and the famers also realized that the communist party is represent the benefits of peasants.Furthermore,the poor peasants obtained land,houses and property during the distribution of the achievement.Dongnan uring this movement,the peasants' demands had been satisfied.The peasants showed the heartfelt gratitude to the party is a matter of course.The movement of land reform makes poor peasants turned in economic aspect and politic aspect.The traditional rural relations had been replaced by class relations.National image and ideas had been integrated into the ordinary peasants'awareness.To pay back the kindness of the communist party,they are willing to use their own practical actions to engage in agricultural production and to support the frontline.Dongnan uring the movemengt of land reform,these four levels are not insolated but permeating and influencing each other."Exchanging ideas" is the primary part and the basis of forming party identity."Promoting understanding" is the emotion catalyst of forming party identity."Clearing benefits" is the motivation factor of forming party identity."Implementing activities" is the external action performance of party identity.Exploring the path selection of peasants' party identity during the movement of land reform can help us summarize experience and lessons of the party in acquiring peasants' identity in matter-of-fact by standing on the platform of historical.In this way,the party can assess and adjust its policies and proposals accurately,win people's support and advocacy and safeguard social stability and security.