Interview with Liu Xiude

Liu Xiude (1926-2012) is a resident of Liangmeng Village, Zhuliang Town, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province. In this interview, Liu recalls that all the iron utensils in each household were confiscated, grains got rotten for lack of management, and the People’s Commune greatly exaggerated grain output during the Great Leap Forward. Liu also talks about people eating tree bark and grass root during the Great Famine. Many people suffered from famine edema and died of starvation.

刘秀德（1926年生）是山东省青州市朱良镇良孟村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人描述了大跃进时期人们家里铁器被搜刮，粮食因无人管理腐烂，公社却虚报产量的情况。同时刘老人回忆了大饥荒时期吃树皮，吃草根，人们因为饥饿浮肿，以至饿死的情况。

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