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History of Everything: Maos Madness and The Great Leap Forward

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The Rise of a Community Food System in China

The most rural of the Chinese population threw themselves into it. At many points, a lot of people just didn't even bother returning home. They would just sleep in the field to wake up continue to work. kitchens would be created with a designated chef in the fields that would allow them to feed entire communes from huge pots.

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