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The hogs of the commune must be raised to be fat and big!

The hogs of the commune must be raised to be fat and big! (1956, May)

Be a good student in school, be a good commune member in the commune

Be a good student in school, be a good commune member in the commune (1957, January)

Soviet experts visit a rural commune

Soviet experts visit a rural commune (1957, July)

Welcoming the arrival of the tractor in the commune

Welcoming the arrival of the tractor in the commune (1957, October)

The ten great points of the people's commune

The ten great points of the people's commune (1958, September)

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

When the dining hall is well-run, the production spirit will increase (1958, December)

The people's communes are good

The people's communes are good (1958, December)

Hold high the red banner of the people's communes and move forward

Hold high the red banner of the people's communes and move forward (1958, December)

Untitled (People's communes) I

Untitled (People's communes) I (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) II

Untitled (People's communes) II (1959)

Untitled (People's communes) III

Untitled (People's communes) III (1959)

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)

Produce more tea leaves, increase income, support construction -- 1960 calendar

Produce more tea leaves, increase income, support construction -- 1960 calendar (1959)

The people's commune is a red star

The people's commune is a red star (1959, February)

The commune's canteen is powerful, the dishes are deliciously made

The commune's canteen is powerful, the dishes are deliciously made. You eat like you wish, production ambitions are rising (1959, June)

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 people's communes

Long live the people's communes (1959, December)

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)

Yesterday a housewife, today a manufacturing expert

Yesterday a housewife, today a manufacturing expert (1960)

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)

Borrow the blue of the sky to write poems, rely on the earth to draw pictures, ...

Borrow the blue of the sky to write poems, rely on the earth to draw pictures, describe the good points of the general line, draw the good luck of the commune (1960, April)

Long live the three red banners

Long live the three red banners (1960, June)

The results of the four modernizations in industry are great -- the prospects of the four modernizations in agriculture are glorious

The results of the four modernizations in industry are great -- the prospects of the four modernizations in agriculture are glorious (1960, October)

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! (ca. 1960)

The people's commune is good, happiness will last for ten thousand years

The people's commune is good, happiness will last for ten thousand years (ca. 1960)

Use food according to plan and with frugality

Use food according to plan and with frugality (1961, February)

The new centre of the commune

The new centre of the commune (1961, June)

Friends from afar are coming to visit

Friends from afar are coming to visit (1961, November)

The force of the commune is great, the mountainous regions are irrigated

The force of the commune is great, the mountainous regions are irrigated (1964, August)

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)

The commune receives the honored guests, the sisters' hearts are linked

The commune receives the honored guests, the sisters' hearts are linked (1964, September)

Examples of model commune members I

Examples of model commune members I (1964, November)

Examples of model commune members II

Examples of model commune members II (1964, November)

The strength of the people's communes is great, realize mechanization step by step

The strength of the people's communes is great, realize mechanization step by step (1964, November)

Welcoming spring

Welcoming spring (1964, December)

Chairman Mao and we are of one heart

Chairman Mao and we are of one heart (1965, January)

The Poor and Lower-Middle peasants are the masters of the people's commune

The Poor and Lower-Middle peasants are the masters of the people's commune (1965, April)

Spring comes early to the commune

Spring comes early to the commune (1965, August)

The rifles of the revolution are passed on to the next generation

The rifles of the revolution are passed on to the next generation (1965, October)

Our good representatives

Our good representatives (1965, November)

The poor and lower-middle peasants are the strong pillars of the people's communes

The poor and lower-middle peasants are the strong pillars of the people's communes (1965, December)

Warmly welcome another great victory of Mao Zedong Thought - the birth of the Shanghai People's Commune

Warmly welcome another great victory of Mao Zedong Thought - the birth of the Shanghai People's Commune (1967, February)

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