Interview with Liu Jiangzai

Liu Jiangzai (b. 1932) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Liu recalls how all men and women in the village went to Jiangxi Province to carry iron pipes day and night for constructing blast furnace in 1958, and how they ate tree leaves, tree bark, tree roots, wild herbs, and chaff because of the shortage of food, and how some husked rice behind the leaders’ back in 1960. Liu also talks about how his father committed suicide by poisoning himself after being punished by the town government for stealing grains to eat.

刘江仔（1932年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人回忆了1958年大炼钢铁期间、全村男女夜以继日到江西担铁管，以及1960年粮食匮乏吃树叶、树皮、树根、野草、糠等充饥，瞒着干部晚上在家偷偷舂米的经历。刘老人还讲述了自己父亲1960年因为偷吃粮食被乡政府惩罚后吃药自杀的情况。

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