The origin of the name Dongfanghong
First of all, the Automobile Industry Administration of the First Machinery Department nominated "Iron Bull". After discussion, the Party Committee of Yi Tuo Factory was dissatisfied with this name, and later gave it to the 27 horsepower wheeled tractor produced by Tianjin Tractor Factory.
Later, there were names with local characteristics such as Longmen and Baima in Luoyang, because there are famous cultural relics and historic sites such as Longmen Grottoes and Baima Temple in Luoyang. After the name of "White Horse" was put forward, several workers in Yi Tuo stamping workshop specially designed a "White Horse" nameplate.
The white horse in this nameplate faces left and its hooves run hard. However, the names "White Horse" and "Longmen" are not unique to Luoyang, and employees feel that a delay cannot represent a delay.
The next day, An Daoping, then deputy director of the office of Yi Tuo Factory, went to Luoyang City to discuss the naming of tractors. Just when he came back fruitless, he heard someone singing the folk song "Dongfanghong" in the factory. As a result, this most special name in the history of Chinese trademarks in the future was immediately recognized by all employees in Yi Tuo, and was quickly approved by the First Machinery Department.