This film is called China Leaps Forward. It is on Beijing and Tianjin. Source
A 1961 newsreel: Red China’s weird food squeeze
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A traffic cop escorts school children across the street i 1959
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宋广训，小萝卜头, 1961
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A collection: Life in Chengdu in 1959
The pictures were taken by a journalist visiting from Eastern Germany. Source
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Deng Xiaoping inspects the First Automobile Works in 1958
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An improvised railroad cart from 1960
四川江北 Source
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Buying fruit at Wangfujing for National Day in 1959
This picture clearly shows the unequal distribution of food resources during the Great Leap Forward. Source
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A collection: Liu Shaoqi returns to his hometown in rural Hunan to investigate the impact of the Great Leap Forward in 1961
During the visit, Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei investigated how the last two years of the Great Leap had impacted the local region. The inspection tour lasted 44 days. Source Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5
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Deng Xiaoping inspects Wuhan Steel in 1958
December 1958 Source
Everyday Life in Mao's China 