Interview with Chen Xinfeng

Zhang Xinfeng (b. 1928) is a resident of Huanlingqiao Village, Longquan Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. In this interview, Zhang  recalls that yam is the main food at the people’s commune canteen, but was far from enough. A lot of people had to work on the reservoir construction. Life was so hard in those days that some people hanged themselve.

陈新凤（1928年生）是湖南省永州市新田县龙泉镇环灵桥村人。在这段口述中，陈老人回忆了公社食堂里红薯是主要的食物，经常吃不饱。主要劳力都被掉去修水库，日子非常苦，有些人上吊自杀。

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