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    Before reform and opening up, China's economy was struggling and isolated from the rest of the world. China's per capita GDP in 1978 was only $229 USD, below the poverty line of $1 per day. People's livelihoods were generally lacking in basic resources, with food rationed in urban areas to around 35.5 catties per month for students and 57.5 catties for manual workers. China was almost completely isolated from the international community and its economy was struggling at the level of absolute poverty.

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    Before reform and opening up, China's economy was struggling and isolated from the rest of the world. China's per capita GDP in 1978 was only $229 USD, below the poverty line of $1 per day. People's livelihoods were generally lacking in basic resources, with food rationed in urban areas to around 35.5 catties per month for students and 57.5 catties for manual workers. China was almost completely isolated from the international community and its economy was struggling at the level of absolute poverty.

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    Citizenship and Social Development

    Theme 2 Our Country since Reform and Opening-up


    Topic 1: Change in people’s life and overall national strength
    Chapter 1: Development of reform and opening-up and related strategies

    Name: _______________________ ( ) Class: ________

    Pre-lesson worksheet

    A. Consider the following video clip and learn about the economic condition of
    China before reform and opening-up.

    Video clip 1:
    Video name: 《央視財經 V 講堂》中國改革開放創造了怎樣
    的奇蹟？ (only Chinese version)
    Video provider: CCTV Business
    Upload date: 17 June 2019
    Length 2mins 47s (Putonghua with Chinese subtitles)
    (language):
    Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=8ZfuX_Ig8oY&t=2s
    Classwork:
    Answer the following questions based on the video clip and your own knowledge.

    1. What was China’s GDP before reform and opening-up?

    2. What kind of economy was China before reform and opening-up?

    3. Why do some people question the economic growth target proposed by Deng
    Xiaoping?

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    B. What was China like before reform and opening-up?
    Consider the following sources and learn about China before reform and opening-up.

    Source C
    Before reform and opening-up, China was almost completely isolated from the rest
    of the world and its economy was struggling around the United Nations absolute
    poverty line. The United Nations statistics showed that in 1978 China’s per capita
    GNP was only US$229, which was below the absolute poverty line of less than
    US$1 per day. In terms of people’s livelihood, there was a general lack of basic
    living resources. The supply of daily food rations for urban residents was limited.
    At that time, the monthly food ration for the urban population was 35.5 catties
    (17.75 kg) for secondary school students, 27.5 catties for cadres of workers and
    57.5 catties for manual workers. All other daily necessities had to be obtained with
    ration coupons.
    (Source: With reference to a news report on BBC Chinese dated 12 December 2018.)

    1. What was Chinese society like before reform and opening-up? Explain your
    answers with reference to the above sources.

    2. Find some photos of the Chinese society before reform and opening-up and
    share them with your classmates.

    Photo and description

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