https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/47281/archive/files/2bc4f009c154784259a4888d7247b6d9.png?Expires=1779926400&Signature=p3pbkKcrvhxc783yE1fTlyj4OsSR-Pt%7ExZs9Z5oSseu2xbSDaMI5Z77o6S0qi4FPqkQMLS2Won1GCagxpirG%7EBaGK9jKps6ohc2dQ-bExH8-BOQ54E9Wl6DHVzjTMsFZ7RRbo6UWm82Ausq2fAmqZFg6oLJEVK9ULfRMbnRfM6LjvR8zzRifuGYBSkXFT1Bnl-9ZvR4CFGHv7v2GTKNyPCQi7cQCVHFNjAc9pYeODg2MsIz4Cjn1ZQuznXJKPn-Q13VTVCLVa0A-XD%7EfNLhxWCZeFfXiqCTor1gcKLwg0b9hLEoODbWIK7CwrFvy7K3w-TvA3Q-p6NtxLw6j9tLUoA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM befa21db6c31d01cf707934b6486b4d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collectivisation of Agriculture (农业集体化) 1953-1958 Subject The topic of the resource After land redistribution to peasants was completed, the Chinese Government began a process moving towards the collective ownership and management of agricultural resources. This resulted in the emergence of people's communes where all aspects of life, from canteens to schools, were managed by committees in an attempt to both increase production and further spread communist ideology. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lauren Walden Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Leicester Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Source 7:Anon (1960) Eating Leaves to survive in Hubei Subject The topic of the resource The Great Famine Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 香港中文大学中国研究服务中心Chinese University of Hong Kong Research Centre. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available everydaylifeinmaoistchina.com Description An account of the resource This documentary photograph depicts desperate peasants in Hubei province eating leaves to survive during the Great Famine. These peasants belonged to some form of commune. This photograph clearly doesn't emanate from official sources as the extent of the famine was kept under wraps. Compare this scene to a Chinese propaganda poster of the same era.