The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976 · THE MAP IN
Map of China in October 1958
The Great Leap: communes and furnaces · Mao era
China in October 1958: The Great Leap: communes and furnaces. Since June 1957, 25 territories changed status on this map: including Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong (with Hainan) and 22 more.
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What changes on the map
| Anhui | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Fujian | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Guangdong (with Hainan) | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Gansu | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Guangxi | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Guizhou | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Henan | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Hubei | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Hebei | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Heilongjiang | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Hunan | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Jilin | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Jiangsu | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Jiangxi | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Liaoning | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Inner Mongolia | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Ningxia | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Qinghai | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Sichuan (with Chongqing) | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Shandong | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Shaanxi | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Shanxi | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Xinjiang | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
| Yunnan | PRC province — the new order in place → PRC province — campaign or upheaval under way |
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