Great Leap Forward

Brave the wind and the waves, everything has remarkable abilities

Brave the wind and the waves, everything has… (1958)

The industry of the fatherland develops by leaps and bounds and frightens England so that it trembles with fear

The industry of the fatherland develops by leaps… (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 5

General Line propaganda poster 5 (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 10

General Line propaganda poster 10 (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 11

General Line propaganda poster 11 (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 12

General Line propaganda poster 12 (1958, July)

Production takes leap after leap! The nation is becoming ever more prosperous!

Production takes leap after leap! The nation is… (1958, September)

Go all out and aim high. The East leaps forward, the West is worried

Go all out and aim high. The East leaps forward,… (1958, September)

Fight to produce 10.7 million tons of steel this year!

Fight to produce 10.7 million tons of steel this… (1958, September)

Put organizations on a military footing, put actions on a war footing, put life on a collective footing

Put organizations on a military footing, put… (1958, October)

Blast furnaces rise in level ground releasing red rays everywhere

Blast furnaces rise in level ground releasing red… (1958, October)

Chairman Mao visits a homemade blast furnace

Chairman Mao visits a homemade blast furnace (1958, November)

The melons are sweet, grain and rice are fragrant...

The melons are sweet, grain and rice are fragrant… (1958, November)

Crossing the Yellow River while sitting in a peanut

Crossing the Yellow River while sitting in a… (1958, November)

Everybody is fully occupied in production, the trade sector is also fully occupied for everybody

Everybody is fully occupied in production, the… (1958, December)

We and ore together make steel!

We and ore together make steel! (1959, January)

Ride the East Wind, leap forward again and again!

Ride the East Wind, leap forward again and again! (1959, January)

When the dining hall is well-run, the production spirit will increase

When the dining hall is well-run, the production… (1959, February)

Prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix

Prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix (1959, February)

Jin Meisheng - The vegetables are green, the cucumbers plumb, the yield is abundant

The vegetables are green, the cucumbers plumb,… (1959, February)

Shao Wenjin - Strike the battle drum of the Great Leap Forward ever louder

Strike the battle drum of the Great Leap Forward… (1959, February)

The commune is like a gigantic dragon, production is noticeable awe-inspiring

The commune is like a gigantic dragon, production… (1959, September)

Ride the wind and cleave the waves to realise a Leap Forward in all fields

Ride the wind and cleave the waves to realise a… (1960)

Develop industrial and agricultural production, realize the simultaneous development of industry and agriculture

Develop industrial and agricultural production,… (1960)

Speed up the mechanization of agriculture

Speed up the mechanization of agriculture (1960)

The communes are big, the people numerous, the natural resources abundant...

The communes are big, the people numerous, the… (1960)

The communes are big and the backbone is strong, it is easy to set up a unified system...

The communes are big and the backbone is strong,… (1960)

Greatly develop the sectors of culture, communication and transport

Greatly develop the sectors of culture,… (1960)

The power to fight disasters is strong to quicker raise the levels of production and life

The power to fight disasters is strong to quicker… (1960)

Beat the battledrum, in 1960 we will continue the Great Leap Forward!

Beat the battledrum, in 1960 we will continue the… (1960, January)

Start the movement to increase production and practise thrift, with foodstuffs and steel at the center, with great force!

Start the movement to increase production and… (1960, September)

Long live the General Line! Long live the Great Leap Forward! Long live the People's Communes!

Long live the General Line! Long live the Great… (1964, September)

Welcoming spring

Welcoming spring (1964, December)

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