Interview with Liu Chaoyun

Liu Chaoyun (b. 1933) is a resident of Longju Village, Baimi Town Hejiang County, Sichuan Province. He is Liu Chaogui's older brother. In this interview, Liu talks about his experience during the Great Famine. Whether constructing blast furnace or working for the Production Team during the Great Leap forward, some people worked hard, some didn't. Honest people had a rougher time. His father got edema disease and starved to death in 1959 when eating at the People's Commune canteen. The situation did not improve until households were allowed to contract land from the collective.

刘朝云1933年出生，是四川省泸州市合江县白米乡龙聚村的村民。他是刘朝贵的大哥。在这段口述中，刘老人讲述了大饥荒期间的经历。在大跃进炼钢铁时或是生产队上工作时，都有人干活有人偷懒，老实的人就吃苦。他的父亲1959年吃食堂的时候得水肿病饿死了。直到田土被下放人们才又不挨饿了。

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