Interview with Li Dianrong

Li Dianrong (b.1946) originally lived in Qiangjiayuan Village, Leichi Town, Yanchang County, Shaanxi Province, and now lives in Fengchegou, Yanchang County. In this interview, Li remembers life during the Great Famine. Food was lacking and many animals starved to death, people also dug wild herbs on the mountains and peeled elm tree barks. In his hometown Henan, many people starved to death, and the family of his second uncle escaped to his village. At that time they worked during the day and had study meetings in the evening. Later it got better when they had private plots.

李殿荣1946年出生，原居陕西省延长县雷池乡强家塬村，现居延长县风车沟。在这段口述中，李老人回忆了大饥荒时期的生活。粮食不够吃，许多牲口都饿死了，人们都上山挖野菜，扒榆树皮。他的老家河南饿死不少人，二爷一家逃荒到了他的村子。那时白天干活，晚上还要开会学习。后来有了自留地就慢慢好了。

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