Interview with Liu Dongyuan

Liu Dongyuan (b. 1941) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Liu recalls that the households of no. 11 production team of Changxing Village, to which he belonged, moved to the location of no. 6 production team to establish the people’s commune from 1958 to the winter of 1959. During this period, some people were criticized because they were slow when working for dike construction projects. Liu also talks about stealing a plant called red flower, turnip, and pumpkins to eat because of limited food supplies in 1960.

刘冬元（1941年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人讲述了1958年至1959年冬天自己所在的长兴村第十一生产队全部迁居到第六生产队成立人民公社，以及该时期参加修塘坝时做工慢就要挨批斗的情况，以及1960年粮食匮乏偷红花、萝卜、南瓜等吃的情况。

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