Land Reform 1950 On June 30, the Central People's Government promulgated the Land Reform Law of the People's Republic of China according to the new situation after the liberation of the whole country, which stipulated that the land ownership exploited by the landlord class should be abolished and the land ownership of farmers should be implemented. Since the winter of the same year, the land of landlords has been confiscated and distributed to farmers who have little or no land for farming.