Interview with Li Wenshuang

Li Wenshuang (b.1949) was born in Baiyun Village, Fengqing Town, Yunnan Province. He is disabled. In this interview, Li remembers the experience of having to work while there was little to eat during the Great Famine. In addition, he recalls that three people in his neighbor’s family died in one month, and a cadre called Bi Guangxiong hung himself fearing that he would be a victim of struggle sessions because he ate too much.

李文双1949年出生于云南省凤庆县白云村。他是个残疾人。 在这段口述中，李老人回忆了大饥荒期间粮食短缺却必须干活的情况。另外，他还说起邻居家一个月饿死三个人和叫毕光雄的干部怕因为多吃被斗争而上吊自杀的事。

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