To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and present a panoramic view of the country's great journey, the 24-episode documentary "On the Road" focuses on the great achievements and valuable experiences of people of all ethnic groups in the socialist revolution, construction and reform over the past 70 years. It also recounts touching stories and important events in the country since 1949. 

The seventh episode of the series looks at how the Communist Party of China (CPC), in the course of leading the people to meet the challenges, gained valuable theoretical and practical experience.

The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union convened on February 14, 1956. It was a meeting that would expose shortcomings and mistakes in the way socialism was being built there. The Communist Party of China, which was still in the process of establishing socialism, paid close attention.

"The most important thing is to think independently and integrate the universal truth of Marxism-Leninism with the concrete practice of the Chinese revolution and construction. Now that we have entered the period of socialist revolution and construction, we should carry out a second integration and explore a path for socialist construction in China," said the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Major Events

- April 1956 
Hundred Flowers Campaign launched 

- April 1956 
Mao Zedong publishes 'On the Ten Major Relationships' 

- April 1956 
"Long-term coexistence, mutual supervision"policy of multi-party cooperation proposed 

- September 1956 
The 8th CPC National Congress convenes, marking the start of the era of comprehensive socialist construction 

- June 1957 
People's Daily publishes Mao Zedong's essay 'On the Correct Handling of Contradictions among the People' 

- May 1958
The second session of the 8th CPC Central Committee adopts the General Line for Socialist Construction

- October 1959
Military parade celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of the PRC

- January 1961
Policy of readjustment, consolidation, filling out gaps and raising standards introduced

- January 1961
Mao Zedong calls on the entire Party to help investigation and study to flourish

- January 1962 
Central Working Conference held, attended by 7,000 representatives 

- May 1966
The Cultural Revolution begins

- September 1971
Counter-revolutionary clique led by Lin Biao defeated

- March 1973 
Large-scale imports of technical equipment used to make chemical fibres and fertilizer

- February 1975 
Deng Xiaoping leads overall reorganization effort, normalizing economic construction

- July 1976
People from across China offer support for the relief effort in the wake of the Tangshan earthquake