This technique was devised by family members of the 东北机器制造厂. Source
Recycling metal waste to make agricultural tools in 1971
A collection: Backyard steel furnaces in Liaoning circa 1958-1959
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Backyard furnace in Guangdong in 1958
Yunfu county (云浮县), Guangdong 西江糖厂附属炼铁土高炉. 1958年7月1日，云浮县委成立“钢铁工业领导小组”，随后掀起“全党全民大办钢铁”的高潮。全县建起炼铁高炉300多座，投入13万多劳动力，大砍林木作燃料，炼出一堆堆烧结铁、氧化铁 Source
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A collection: Backyard steel furnaces at the Yumen oilfield in 1958
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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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A collection: At work at Wuhan Iron and Steel in 1959
Wuhan, Hubei Source
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Giving a miner an X-ray in 1954
峰峰矿区磁山铁矿医院 Source
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Deng Xiaoping inspects Wuhan Steel in 1958
December 1958 Source
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Steel factory themed stamps from 1954
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Everyday Life in Mao's China 