Mao Zedong intensively instructed 4 times that "the Huai River must be repaired"

Hundred-episode micro-records·red files丨Mao Zedong intensively instructed 4 times in a row that "the Huai River must be repaired"

　　In the summer of 1950, a severe rainstorm hit the middle and upper reaches of the Huai River. The rainwater gathered into a torrent of water, destroying houses and flooding farmland. "Hundreds of miles of river embankments all lost their function."

Although the Huaihe River Basin has been plagued by disasters since ancient times, due to the long-term disrepair of water conservancy projects during the Kuomintang rule and years of wars, the disaster this time, "both in terms of location and severity, is very alarming."

　　Henan is in emergency, Jiangsu is in emergency, and Anhui is in emergency....

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Facing the major disaster in the Huaihe River, Mao Zedong gave instructions four times in 64 days. The Huaihe River harnessing meeting held by the Ministry of Water Resources was held for 19 days. Zhou Enlai personally participated in and put forward guiding opinions, and finally determined the "storage and release" plan for harnessing the Huaihe River.