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‘Third Front’ construction in China: planning the industrial towns during the Cold War (1964–1980)

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  • Gangyi Tan
  • Yizhuo Gao
  • Charlie Q. L. Xue
  • Liquan Xu

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As a strategic adjustment to China’s national defence, economic and construction policy for military purposes, the ‘Third Front’ construction programme (1964–1980) had a profound impact on the country’s industrial layout and urban-rural relation. The built environment of this era represents the spatial orientation and strategy of China’s ‘road to socialism’ during the Cold War. Through a historical review and field investigation, this study summarises the characteristics of Third Front construction with reference to the ‘new socialist industrial mining bases’ that emerged from the paradigm shift in China’s urban planning. By analyzing spatial patterns and the language of spatial design from a historical perspective, this study sheds light on China’s socialist architectural and planning discourse and supplements the existing scholarship on Cold War architectural historiography.

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  • Gangyi Tan & Yizhuo Gao & Charlie Q. L. Xue & Liquan Xu, 2021. "‘Third Front’ construction in China: planning the industrial towns during the Cold War (1964–1980)," Planning Perspectives, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(6), pages 1149-1171, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rppexx:v:36:y:2021:i:6:p:1149-1171
    DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2021.1910553
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    1. Yao Shen & Xu Zhang & Hongfei Zhu & Zicheng Yin & Riela Provi Drianda, 2023. "Living in a Chinese Industrial New Town: A Case Study of Chenglingji New Port Area," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-19, March.

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