China has spent over three quarters of a century transforming from a poor, agricultural backwater to a global economic powerhouse. At the heart of this meteoric rise lies a key policy instrument: the Five-Year Plans.

Since the early 1950s, China has charted its progress into 14 planning cycles, with the blueprint for the 15th set to be introduced this October.

So, how have the Five-Year Plans changed China? And how have the plans themselves evolved along the way? For more information, check out this video.