Interview with Jiang Guifang

Jiang Guifang (b. 1920) is a resident of Liutong Village, Guangdong Province. In this interview, Jiang recalls the life during the Great Famine. Though having given birth to five kids, Jiang did not obtain enough nutrients after the labor because of the famine. All she could eat was wild edible herbs rather than meat. As a result, as she grows older, she has developed many diseases. Back then if people in the village got sick, because of poverty, they could not afford a doctor but would just boil some herbs by themselves.

江桂芳1920年出生，是广东省高州市宝光街道办荷木坡管理区留垌村村民。在这段口述中，江老人回忆了大饥荒时的生活。江老人生了五个儿女，但因为饥荒，每天只能吃野菜，很少吃肉补充营养，导致年纪大了以后有很多病痛。当时如果生病也没有钱请医生，只能自己抓点草药煮水喝。

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