Interview with Tan Chengyuan

Tan Chengyuan (b. 1942), who migrated to the nearby Bailong Village with his older sister in 1957, is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Tan talks about his experiences of carrying iron pipes for constructing blast furnace during the Great Leap Forward, and of eating tree roots, tree leaves, and etc. during the Great Famine.

谭承元（1942年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民，1957年曾随姐姐迁居到隔壁的白龙村。在这段口述中，谭老人讲述了大跃进时期为了大炼钢铁、夜里去担钢管的经历, 以及大饥荒时期粮食匮乏吃树根、树皮等的经历。

Transcripts for this interview and more may be available under the ‘Documents’ link above. 采访抄录和相关内容，请点击查看上面的’Documents’链接。