山西省曲沃县有一个杨谈大队。这个大队所在的地区是个干旱的土石山区,是典型的丘陵旱地。没有地上水源,井深一般二十多丈,有的甚至达到四十多丈。过去,这里水土流失情况严重,石渣地占了三分之一。土层薄,极不耐旱。春雨少,多集中在七、八两月,以往棉花播种期,常因土壤缺水,出现缺苗。但是人穷志气高,自从1958年公社化后,这里的人们就依靠越来越壮大的集体力量,发扬大寨的革命精神,凭着自己的双手和肩膀, There is a Yang Tan Brigade in Quwo County, Shanxi Province. The area where this brigade is located is an arid, rocky mountainous area and is typical of hilly drylands. There is no water on the ground. The depth of wells is generally more than 20 feet, and some even reach more than 40 feet. In the past, soil erosion was serious here, and gravel land accounted for one-third. Thin soil, extremely drought-resistant. Little spring rain, mostly concentrated in July and August, the past cotton sowing period, often due to lack of water, emergence of seedlings. However, people are poor and high-spirited. Since the commune in 1958, people here have relied on more and more powerful collective forces to carry forward the revolutionary spirit of Dazhai, with their own hands and shoulders.