Memorial for Chairman Mao's inspection of the North Park Commune - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Memorial for Chairman Mao's inspection of the North Park Commune - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Memorial for Chairman Mao's Inspection of the North Park Commune () is a historical site in the City of Jinan, Shandong, China. The memorial commemorates an inspection visit by Mao Zedong on August 9, 1958, during a tour of the provinces Hebei, Henan.David S. G. Goodman, "Centre and Province in the People's Republic of China: Sichuan and Guizhou, 1955-1965", CUP Archive, 1986 The purpose of the tour was to promote the idea of the People's Commune. During this visit, Mao made the statement "People's Communes are good" () which triggered the collectivization in the Great Leap Forward.Michael Dillon, "China: A Modern History", I.B. Tauris, 2010 The North Park Commune was organized on August 20, 1958, a few days after Mao's visit, as the first People's Commune in Shandong. Read more on Wikipedia
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