Interview with Li Chengyu

Li Chengyu (b. 1946) was born in Yuhewan Village, Juewu Town, Hejiang County, Sichuan Province，and now lives in Longju Village, Baimi Town. In this interview, Li remembers her bitter life since she was four years old. When China was just 'liberated' in 1949, the Li family was classified as 'landlord'; everything was confiscated and her mother was taken for struggle sessions. In 1958, People's Communes were established, not only communal canteen was established in place of family ones, neighbors were forced to live together. Without enough food, she ate whatever she could find. Due to the landlord class, her mother's family was given very little food and five people starved to death.

李成玉1946年出生于四川泸州市合江县觉悟乡玉河湾村，现居白米乡龙聚村。在这段口述中，李老人回忆了她从4岁开始的苦日子。1949年刚'解放'时，李成玉家被判为'地主成份'，东西统统没收，妈妈被抓去批斗。1958年公社化开始后，不仅食堂实行集体化，邻里也强迫搬到一起住。因为食物不够，她什么都找来吃过。因为地主成份，她妈妈家分到的粮食少，饿死了五个人。

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