Dazhai

Dazhai is a village and former commune of several hundred farmers in in eastern province, chiefly known for Mao Zedong's directive, "Learn from Dazhai in agriculture", which set up Dazhai as the model for agricultural production throughout China during the 1960s and 1970s, amid the Cultural Revolution.
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  • Type: Village with 513 residents
  • Description: village in Xiyang, Shanxi, China
  • Also known as: “Dazhai Village”

Places in the Area

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Town
Photo: Ran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town.

Dazhai

Latitude
37.56877° or 37° 34′ 8″ north
Longitude
113.71355° or 113° 42′ 49″ east
Population
513
Open location code
8P9MHP97+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12927264084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q14078319
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Dazhai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大寨”
  • Chinese: “大寨村”
  • French: “Dazhai”
  • Gan Chinese: “大寨村”
  • German: “Dazhai”
  • Japanese: “大寨”
  • Japanese: “大寨村”
  • Spanish: “Tachai”
  • Wu Chinese: “大寨村”

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Notable Places Nearby

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