0595 - People's Communes Are Fine. Relying on the collective might of the c...Back

People's Communes Are Fine. Relying on the collective might of the communes, the people of Linhsien County in Honan Province, have, after ten years' colossal efforts, dug a 1,000-kilometre long canal on the sheer rocky cliffs of the Taihang Mountains. This Red Flag Canal ends the centuries-old scourge of drought in the arid mountain area, makes clear water flow everywhere and ensures good harvests for the county, irrespective of dry spell or heavy rainfall. Here shows the trunk ditch of the man-made canal traversing over the mountain region.