Interview with Qu Quanyun

Qu Quanyuan (b.1930) is a resident of Qujia Village, Yuqiao Town, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province. In this interview, Qu remembers his experiences during the Great Famine. 1958 was a year of good harvest, and people could eat as much as they liked in People’s Commune canteen, but slowly things got from bad to worse in 1959. The commune members didn’t have enough to eat, but the cadres all ate well. The policies were strict then, and one would get criticized for complaining.

屈全云1930年出生，是陕西省泾阳县王桥镇屈家村的村民。在这段口述中，屈老人回忆了大饥荒时期的经历。1958年是个丰收年，食堂里随便吃，但到1959年就慢慢不行了。社员吃不饱，但干部都吃得很好。那时得政策很严，如果胡说的话会被批斗。

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