Interview with Shu Degao

Shu Degao (b.1938) is a resident of Shuangjing Village, Shuangjing Town, Xupu County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province. In this interview, Shu recalls his experience during the Land Reform, Great Famine and Cultural Revolution. Those who used to be bandits and bullies were all caught and executed during the Land Reform. While eating at People’s Commune canteen, he was a first class labor who worked a lot and starved. Things that nobody would eat nowadays were all precious food back then. He says that during the Cultural Revolution, stubborn people tended to get struggled, but he did not suffer too much.

舒德高1938年出生，是湖南省怀化市溆浦县双井镇双井村的村民。在这段口述中，舒老人回忆了土改、大饥荒以及文革期间的经历。 曾经的土匪、恶霸 土改时都被抓住了枪毙。 吃食堂的时候他是一等劳力，吃不饱但要干很多活。现在没人吃的东西当时都是珍贵的食物。文革时顽固的人容易被斗争，而他并没有受委屈。

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