Episode 337: The Secret Document that Transformed China
Yen Jingchang was one of the signers of the secret document. Jacob Goldstein/NPR hide caption
Yen Jingchang was one of the signers of the secret document.
Jacob Goldstein/NPRNote: Today's show originally ran in January 2012.
In 1978, a group of farmers in a Chinese village called Xiaogang wrote a secret contract and hid it in the roof of a mud hut.
They were afraid the document might get them executed. Instead, it wound up completely transforming the Chinese economy.
#337: The Secret Document that Transformed China
On today's show, we travel to Xiaogang, and hear the farmers' story.
Subscribe to the podcast. Music: "Yeah Party!" and "Larks at Sunrise"