"Seizing Revolution And Promoting Production":A Study On The Life Of The Builders Of Fengjiashan Reservoir In Shaanxi Province(1969-1975)

Shaanxi Fengjiashan Reservoir,which is a large(Ⅱ)reservoir,was built in the Emulating Da-Zhai on Agriculture period.Now its total reservoir capacity is 427 million cubic meters,and the effective reserv oir capacity is 286 million cubic meters,which can irrigate 1.36 million mu(Chinese unit of land measurement that is commonly 666.7 square metres)of farmland in 8 counties and districts nearby.Fengjiashan Reservoir was born from the desire of thousands of years of governance and the good vision of local people to improve production conditions.During the collectivization period,the "100000" builders built Fengjiashan Reserv oir through more than ten years of hard work,thus completing the"revolutionary ideal" of Qian River irrigate Tableland.During the period of calling for "political first" in the Emulating Da-Zhai on Agriculture,there was a possibility that any words and actions of the builders of Fengjiashan Reserv oir in their lives could be linked to lofty revolutionary ideas.Political factors permeate every aspect of the daily life of the builders of the Fengjiashan Reservoir,reflecting the characteristics of labor revolution,life revolution,and political daily life.From the perspective of the labor and life of the builders.Due to the overall scarcity of resources and extremely low level of mechanization during the collectivization period in China,labor is often used instead of capital investment in the construction of large-scale infrastructure projects,in order to fully leverage the subjectivity of "human" and make up for the serious shortage of resources.Although builders respond to the call of the Party and the country,carrying the expectations of their parents and fellow villagers,their labor enthusiasm is gradually dissipated in the heavy,repetitive,and trivial high-intensity physical labor.How to mobilize the labor enthusiasm of builders has become a difficult problem.In order to achieve construction goals with high quality and efficiency,the labor life of builders is regulated by national ideology,and revolutionary mobilization techniques-including conducting labor competitions,holding various meetings,and building typical models-are constantly applied.Every rammer struck and every hammer dropped in daily labor is adding bricks and tiles to the revolutionary ideals.Daily labor has thus become revolutionary,and the national and revolutionary consciousness of builders has been unprecedentedly strengthened.From the daily life of builders.During the period of Emulating Da-Zhai on Agriculture,there was a possibility of various details in daily life-such as accommodation,entertainment,marriage,and other behaviors-being analyzed from the perspective of class struggle and line struggle.Whether it was cultural and entertainment activities in public spaces or personal emotions in the private sphere,they all exhibited revolutionary characteristics.Through the method of "putting the outline online",the daily life of builders has become the foothold of national ideology,and their words and actions have been regulated.However,some"ambiguous" attitudes and behaviors about the project run through the entire construction process,which is a combination of high-quality and high-speed completion of Fengjiashan Reservoir.This reflects that in the era of "political first",politics cannot completely dominate people’s daily lives.From the political life of the builders.Because all actions have the possibility of "going online",politics has become the most prominent feature of daily life during the period of"agricultural learning in Dazhai".At that time,people hoped to improve the labor enthusiasm of builders and shape new socialist figures through the indoctrination of revolutionary discourse,but its true effectiveness is worthy of careful evaluation.The construction site has repeatedly criticized the concept of "upper pipelines,lower pipelines",which actually exists widely and for a long time in the daily lives of builders.Builders’ enthusiasm for political learning is not high,and they have little interest in generalized revolutionary discourse.This is because there is a certain gap between the advocacy of the state and the daily lives of builders in their daily lives.However,at the same time,using revolutionary mobilization techniques and language to solve daily production and life problems was a common thinking habit of people during the period of Emulating Da-Zhai on Agriculture,and it was difficult to simply cover it with "fanaticism".Overall,the life history of the builders of Fengjiashan Reservoir reflects the mutual construction of "system’ and "life".On the one hand,the ideology of the country has constructed the lives of the builders of the Fengjiashan Reservoir,allowing them to follow the logic of revolution,making revolution more daily and revolutionizing daily life.The social governance goal of "seizing revolution and promoting production" has made it possible to achieve it.On the other hand,the daily lives of builders in turn provide explanations,supplement details,and create counterexamples for the "system".