Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward
The China History Podcast
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How Many People Perished From the Famine?
As many as 36 million people died from starvation and other unnatural causes during this period. In 19 60, drought or bad weather hit 55 % of all cultivated land in the north of china. Once ma stepped aside and losha che coen li and dungsha ping were handed back control of the economy, things started to recover. By 19 65, agriculture had recovered to the point where it had been seven years prior.
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