Interview with Liu Xikun

Liu Xikun (b. 1928) is a resident of Liangmeng Village, Zhuliang Town, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province. In this interview, Liu tells how the People’s Commune reported false grain output when the land was actually not farmed. During the Great Famine, more than 800 people died in Liu’s village. Liu had to escape to Northeast China.

刘西坤（1928年生）是山东省青州市朱良镇良孟村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人讲述了大跃进时期人民公社没人种地却虚报产量的情况。大饥荒年代刘老人所在的村子饿死800多人，他不得不跟风逃荒去了东北。

Transcripts for this interview and more may be available under the ‘Documents’ link above. 采访抄录和相关内容，请点击查看上面的’Documents’链接。