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Backyard furnace
Backyard steel furnaces were used by the people of China during the Great Leap Forward (1958-62) when Mao stated that he wanted to double steel output and catch up with the UK in terms of steel output in 15 years. These small steel furnaces were constructed in the back yards of the communes hence their names.
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