Niutianyang

Located in the western suburb of Shantou City, Niutianyang is called the second hometown by Li Zhaoxing. Now it is a military base of Guangzhou Military Region. It used to be a beach, which was submerged when the tide rose and dried out when the tide receded, covering an area of ten thousand mu. In the early 1960s, in response to Chairman Mao Zedong's call, the people's Liberation Army (PLA) began to reclaim cattle fields. Over the past 40 years, this hot land has gone through the vicissitudes of life. It has not only created the miracle of reclaiming and planting in those years and producing 1190 Jin of grain per mu; it has also had the tragic event of a strong typhoon and 553 young soldiers and students protecting the dike and dying; it also has the Contemporary Legend of returning farmland to fishing and making more than 20000 mu of pond shrimp and crab fat.

Niutianyang

Located in the western suburb of Shantou City, Niutianyang is called the second hometown by Li Zhaoxing. Now it is a military base of Guangzhou Military Region. In the inner harbor of Shantou City, on the east side of Rongjiang River, there used to be a beach, which was submerged when the tide rose and dried out when the tide fell. It covers an area of ten thousand mu, which is Niutianyang. In the early 1960s, in response to Chairman Mao Zedong's call, the people's Liberation Army (PLA) began to reclaim cattle fields. Over the past 40 years, this hot land has gone through the vicissitudes of life. It has not only created the miracle of reclaiming and planting in those years and producing 1190 Jin of grain per mu; it has also had the tragic event of a strong typhoon and 553 young soldiers and students protecting the dike and dying; it also has the Contemporary Legend of returning farmland to fishing and making more than 20000 mu of pond shrimp and crab fat.

brief introduction

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Located in the western suburb of Shantou City, Niutianyang is called the second hometown by Li Zhaoxing. Now it is a military base of Guangzhou Military Region.

In the inner harbor of Shantou City, on the west side of Rongjiang River, there used to be a beach, which was submerged when the tide rose and dried out when the tide fell. It covers an area of ten thousand mu, which is Niutianyang. In the early 1960s, in response to Chairman Mao Zedong's call, the people's Liberation Army (PLA) began to reclaim cattle fields. Over the past 40 years, this hot land has gone through the vicissitudes of life. It has not only created the miracle of reclaiming and planting in those years and producing 1190 Jin of grain per mu; it has also had the tragic event of a strong typhoon and 553 young soldiers and students protecting the dike and dying; it also has the Contemporary Legend of returning farmland to fishing and making more than 20000 mu of pond shrimp and crab fat. Today's Niutianyang has a ten mile landscape dike with green trees, a wetland nature reserve with "sunset and egrets flying together", and a unique advantage of building a water town style leisure tourism base.

Reclaim land from the sea

The ocean of cattle fields used to be vast. In 1962, the 122nd division of the 41st army went to reclaim land from the sea to reclaim 7.8 square kilometers of fertile land. Grain production began in 1963. By 1994, the Niutianyang base had produced 450 million jin of raw grain, which contributed to the country's economic difficulties. By 1965, the grain yield had reached 1190 Jin per mu. There was a grain "Outline" in that year. The index to the south of the Yangtze River was 800 Jin. Exceeding 1000 Jin was an excellent yield. In 1968, the 122 division took over the production red flag. In addition, more than 2100 college students have been stationed in Niutianyang to eat, live and work with PLA soldiers. Most of them come from Sun Yat sen University, South China Normal University, Jinan University, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou Institute of foreign languages and Zhongshan Medical College. Some of them are between students and non students. They come from Beijing and take part in labor training from the Ministry of seventh, eighth and foreign affairs. In July 1968, Niutianyang's dike construction and sea blocking project was completed, and the reclamation area reached more than 20000 mu. With the joint efforts of the army and the people, Niutianyang, which was once a desolate beach, has become a large-scale military reclamation farm full of hope and vitality. Chairman Mao wrote to praise Niu Tianyang and called on all parts of the country to learn from him. In this way, history meditates here. "As long as there is no world war, the army should be a big school. Even in the Third World War, it is likely to become such a big school

Wind and rain

Where is Niutianyang? Three rivers flow into the west of the sea. Where the eyes are misty, the past is fading.

Big waves are piled up by strong waves.

The big wave swallows the long dam, the potential is like the egg in danger.

Thousands of weak bodies have built a dike of flesh and blood.

The voice shakes the sky and is higher than the sky.

How can we let the earth move.

What do you fear to serve your country? What do you say to die!

Red devil Zhang Jukou, black water floating white corpse.

The sun and the moon were dim for a moment, and Du Yu was crowing around the tree.

In July, the frost and snow, heaven and earth for the sorrow.

Five hundred first spirits, in exchange for posterity monument.

Things are not human, and the dead cannot be pursued.

The birds in the green hills are silent, and the grass in the tombs is luxuriant.

Where is the dike? Later generations have doubts.

Solemn place, only heard the sigh.

In today's Liangtian change, crabs and shrimps jump clear pool.

Like to see gold soup solid, people have better days.

The same is true of students, who mainly study, but also study other things, that is, they should not only study literature, but also study industry, agriculture, army, and criticize the bourgeoisie. The educational system should be shortened, education should be revolutionized, and the phenomenon of bourgeois intellectuals ruling our schools can no longer continue. " [Mao Zedong's manuscripts since the founding of the people's Republic of China (Volume 12)] (the spiritual atomic bomb of Niutianyang) this is the comment made by Mao Zedong on the deeds of Niutianyang production base on May 7, 1966, namely the famous "May 7 instructions". Since then, the "going to the mountains and the countryside" movement, which changed the fate of millions of Chinese youth, and the "May 7th cadre school" for cadres in disguised form of reform through labor, are all the products of the "May 7th road". Not many people know about Niutianyang, but Niutianyang is the birthplace of Mao Zedong's "May 7th instructions". However, what was the fate of the foreigners in Niutian?

violent typhoon

On July 28, 1969, a strong typhoon hit Niutianyang. Due to historical limitations, there was an irresistible tragic incident in which 470 officers and soldiers and 83 college students were killed when the typhoon hit Niutianyang on July 28, 1969.

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1. According to the records of Shantou, at 10:30 a.m. on July 28, 1969, the third strong typhoon landed in the coastal area of this area. When the typhoon center landed, Shantou, Chenghai, Chaoyang, Nan'ao and other counties had an average wind force above 12. The typhoon was in the spring tide period, with the combination of wind, tide and rain. The tide rose sharply in the urban area of Shantou. The whole city was flooded, and the water depth was 2.3 meters. The water depth in the lower parts of suburbs and counties was about 4 meters. The strong typhoon paralyzed road traffic and disrupted communication. In order to protect this newly reclaimed land, officers and soldiers of the 55th army stationed in Niutianyang production base and 2183 college students who practiced in the base took part in the fight against strong typhoons and storm surges. They rescued more than 3700 people in danger and mobilized more than 6400 people to move safely. Among the rescue of seawalls and people's lives and property, 470 officers and soldiers were from the army and college students And 83 college students gave their precious lives. At that time, officers, soldiers and students selflessly and fearlessly carried out such great deeds as labor production and disaster resistance. According to statistics, Shantou has 420000 mu of rice soaked, 450000 mu of other crops, 141025 houses collapsed, 3502 warehouses and factories collapsed, and 316540 meters of dykes collapsed. 894 people died in the area; bodies were floating in the water. Some of them were still wearing olive green uniforms, which were neatly buttoned up. Most of the bodies were only wearing vests and underpants. They were members of the emergency commandos. Three or five of the corpses held hands and could not be pulled open. At most, there were eight soldiers holding hands, which could not be pulled open. When the body was finally collected, forceps had to be used. This strong typhoon is the strongest, longest lasting, most extensive and most harmful one in Shantou after liberation.

After 44 years, today's Niutianyang is no longer a farm, but a marine breeding base. What witnessed the history of "fighting against heaven and earth" was a monument to the "immortal martyrs on July 28" erected on the hill, and the feelings of people forever. It was an extreme example of human beings resisting nature with flesh and blood. Although a large number of officers, soldiers and students died in the typhoon tide, and although the Niutianyang military reclamation base was not preserved, their heroic spirit of "people in the dike" was still praised as "treasure island in the north and Niutianyang in the South" at that time.

Niutianyang, as an extracurricular practice base of the course introduction to Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", Shantou University organizes students to visit every year to feel the historical atmosphere.

In 2007, in order to implement the directive spirit of the Ministry of education and the Provincial Department of education on strengthening the social practice of the course "Introduction to Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of" Three Represents "(hereinafter referred to as" Introduction "), Shantou University decided to establish the Niutian Yangnong sideline base in Guangzhou military region through mutual agreement between the social science department of Shantou University and the Niutian Yangnong sideline base in Guangzhou Military Region The "patriotic education base of Shantou University" was established successfully, and the students who took the course of "Introduction" were organized to carry out social practice activities on June 3. Before the social practice, the teachers and students of Shantou University also heard a report entitled "carry forward the spirit of Niutianyang, study hard and serve the motherland" by Tian Guoguo, director of Niutianyang agricultural sideline base and Secretary of the Party committee (at the regimental level). In the report, Tian also summed up the "spirit of Niutianyang", namely: 1. The spirit of hard struggle. 2, none

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