November 14, 1960 (September 26), Boxer, three years of natural disasters. ,



1960, national large area affected, which is the most serious of Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, accounting for more than 60% of the arable land
Since 1958, the Great Leap Forward and the people's commune movement, so The national economy was severely damaged, plus three years of natural disasters, the living conditions of the majority of the people is declining, severe famine, food shortages. November 14, 2011 (L $ dj��.c��m)
in 1960, the CPC Central Committee issued "emergency instructions" immediately carry out large-scale acquisition and manufacturing on behalf of the food movement, urged all localities to pay close attention to the timing of autumn harvest has finished a large scale mobilize the masses, acquisition and manufacturing on behalf of food, in order to overcome difficulties, to tide over the famine. Central and in accordance with the recommendations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recommended corn root powder the wheat root powder, corn stalks, wheat flour, acorn flour, leaf protein artificial meat fine, chlorella several generations of food. The method is to launch a major size canteens in urban and rural areas, indigenous-based, do it yourself, since to do to eat since. ,
1960, Anhui Province and County, Wuwei County famine and starving people in things. Zhou Enlai wrote to the secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, Zeng Xisheng requires identifying the circumstances reply.