Backyard furnaces

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
small-scale steel production
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Great_Leap_Forward
gptkbp:ceased_operations early 1960s
gptkbp:consequence deforestation
food shortages
economic disruption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Backyard furnaces
gptkbp:involves peasants
urban residents
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Mao_Zedong
gptkbp:location gptkb:China
gptkbp:method melting scrap metal in homemade furnaces
gptkbp:notableFor symbol of misguided policy
gptkbp:period 1958-1962
gptkbp:purpose increase steel production
gptkbp:resultedIn low-quality steel
waste of resources
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Five-Year_Plan_(China)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7