Great Leap Forward

Great Leap Forward (1958-1961)

Great Leap Forward (1958-1961) ()

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

Develop industrial and agricultural production, realize the simultaneous development of industry and agriculture (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 natural resources abundant, it is easy to develop a diversified economy (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, it is easy to set up a unified system of allocation of available labor power, foster numerous troops of activists that are both red and expert to build up socialism (1960)

Greatly develop the sectors of culture, communication and transport

Greatly develop the sectors of culture, communication and transport (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 raise the levels of production and life (1960)

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

The melons are sweet, grain and rice are fragrant, everybody tries the flavor (1958, November)

Crossing the Yellow River while sitting in a peanut

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

Chairman Mao visits a homemade blast furnace

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

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 practise thrift, with foodstuffs and steel at the center, with great force! (1960, September)

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

The vegetables are green, the cucumbers plumb, the yield is abundant (1959, February)

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

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

Establish the grand guiding principle of communism -- Surpass and overtake the most advanced capitalist nations in the field of economy after seven years

Establish the grand guiding principle of communism -- Surpass and overtake the most advanced capitalist nations in the field of economy after seven years (1959, February)

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

When the dining hall is well-run, the production spirit will increase (1959, February)

Prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix

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

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

The commune is like a gigantic dragon, production is noticeable awe-inspiring (1959, 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 Leap Forward! Long live the People's Communes! (1964, September)

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

Everybody is fully occupied in production, the trade sector is also fully occupied for everybody (1958, December)

Drowning the enemy in a torrent of steel!

Drowning the enemy in a torrent of steel! (1958, December)

Struggle to realize the general line!

Struggle to realize the general line! (1958, September)

Fight to produce 10.7 million tons of steel this year!

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

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

Production takes leap after leap! The nation is becoming ever more prosperous! (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, the West is worried (1958, September)

Increase production every month and have a bumper harvest every year

Increase production every month and have a bumper harvest every year (1958,September)

Celebrate the great victory of the socialist General Line

Celebrate the great victory of the socialist General Line (1958, September)

Celebrate a great leap forward year

Celebrate a great leap forward year (1958, September)

Double happiness I

Double happiness I (1958, October)

Double happiness II

Double happiness II (1958, October)

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 actions on a war footing, put life on a collective footing (1958, October)

Blast furnaces rise in level ground releasing red rays everywhere

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

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

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

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 Leap Forward in all fields (1960, January)

Hurry towards an even greater future with the speed of the Great Leap Forward

Hurry towards an even greater future with the speed of the Great Leap Forward (1960, January)

Advance towards the modernization of agriculture!

Advance towards the modernization of agriculture! (1960, January)

Innovate technology to welcome abundant harvests

Innovate technology to welcome abundant harvests (1959, June)

Untitled (People's communes) IV

Untitled (People's communes) IV (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) V

Untitled (People's communes) V (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) VI

Untitled (People's communes) VI (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) VII

Untitled (People's communes) VII (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) VIII

Untitled (People's communes) VIII (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) I

Untitled (People's communes) I (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) III

Untitled (People's communes) III (1959)

Take steel as the key link, make a leap forward in all fields

Take steel as the key link, make a leap forward in all fields (1958)

Brave the wind and the waves, everything has remarkable abilities

Brave the wind and the waves, everything has remarkable abilities (1958)

General Line propaganda poster 6

General Line propaganda poster 6 (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 8 -- Under the condition that the development of heavy industry takes precedence, industry and agriculture must develop simultaneously

General Line propaganda poster 8 -- Under the condition that the development of heavy industry takes precedence, industry and agriculture must develop simultaneously (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 4 -- Bring every positive factor into play, correctly handle contradictions among the people

General Line propaganda poster 4 -- Bring every positive factor into play, correctly handle contradictions among the people (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 9

General Line propaganda poster 9 (1958, July)

General Line propaganda poster 5

General Line propaganda poster 5 (1958, July)

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