Abstract: The state-owned friendship farm was set up in China in the 1950s, of which all the farming machinery and experts were provided by the former USSR. First of this kind, it was a large-scale state-owned mechanization farms, and its establishment followed scientific procedures of reconnoiter, design and exploitation. Bumper harvest was seen in the first year. The establishment of such a farm resulted in the introduction of technology and experiences for the construction and management of state-owned farms. It also cultivated a large number of managerial cadres and technicians for setting up more state-owned farms nationwide. At the same time agricultural technology and picked seeds were also introduced. All this set a good example for later establishment of state-owned farms in China in terms of planning, exploitation and management. Accordingly, the requirements put forward by Premier Zhou Enlai were fulfilled that such farms should bring grain, experiences and experts as well.