Shanghai Observed - Did you know Chairman Mao had a war on birds? Link In Bio 📖 -The Four Pests Campaign led to the Chinese people killing millions of sparrows. -Without Sparrows
![Looking at a Poster about the Campaign Against the Four Pests, Beijing 1958 – Everyday Life in Mao's China Looking at a Poster about the Campaign Against the Four Pests, Beijing 1958 – Everyday Life in Mao's China](https://everydaylifeinmaoschina.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/e58c97e4baacefbc8ce999a4e59b9be5aeb3e5aea3e4bca0e794bb-1958.jpg?w=285&h=431)
Looking at a Poster about the Campaign Against the Four Pests, Beijing 1958 – Everyday Life in Mao's China
History 101 - In 1958, Mao Zedong introduced the Four Pests Campaign in China, where he mobilized the country to get rid of rats, mosquitoes, sparrows, and flies. For the sparrows, citizens
![Wild Beijing 北京自然 on Twitter: "60 years ago today, Beijing began a war against sparrows as part of the “Four Pests campaign”. It was a disaster and a little over a year Wild Beijing 北京自然 on Twitter: "60 years ago today, Beijing began a war against sparrows as part of the “Four Pests campaign”. It was a disaster and a little over a year](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbJdgxQWkAA2aOI.jpg)