Interview with Tan Donglian

Tan Donglian (b. 1938) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Tan recalls how she participated in constructing blast furnace and moved iron pipes and charcoal, and how her house was torn down and materials were used as fertilizer in 1958. Tan also recounts how she cooked wild herbs and chaff during the Great Famine and how people died because of the brutal treatment at struggle sessions during the Cultural Revolution.

谭冬莲（1938年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，谭老人讲述了1958年大炼钢铁、夜里出工去担铁管和木炭，以及自己家房子被拆掉做肥料的经历。谭老人还介绍了大饥荒期间烹饪野草、糠等的方法，以及文革期间批斗致人死亡的情况。

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