| The socialist transformation of handicrafts was an integral part of the general line for the transition period, which implementedthe transformation of private ownership to public ownership and promotd development of the handicrafts. In the city of Shi Jiazhuang, it took about eight years to complete the socialist transformation of handicrafts. In this process, the support of government and the establishment of a management system of cooperatives ensured the development of co-operative movement. The socialist transformation of handicrafts involved transformations on ideas of handicraftsmen, relations of production and productivity. After this, handicrafts of Shijiazhuang made a great development. Also, on the process of transformation, it brought about some problems on account of anxious thinking. |