Interview with Shao Dechun

Shao Dechun (b. 1927) is a resident of Wangqu Village, Nancai Town, Shunyi District, Beijing. In this interview, Shao talks about his experience of building the reservoir during the Great Famine. Many of the assigned grains were embezzled by the leaders at the production team, which resulted in the starvation of others.

邵德纯1927年出生，是北京市顺义区南彩镇望渠村村民。在这段口述中，邵老人回忆了大饥荒时期修水库的经历。当时粮食好多都给指导员贪污了，老百姓根本吃不饱。

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