Interview with Wang Benxiang

Wang Benxiang (b. 1924) is a resident of Liangmeng Village, Zhuliang Town, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province. In this interview, Wang recalls that they ate boiled tree bark because of severe grain shortage. Many people died of starvation, people often had to work in the field during the daytime and buried dead bodies at night.

王本香（1924年生）是山东省青州市朱良镇良孟村村民。在这段口述中，王老人描述了1960年粮食匮乏而只能用水煮榆树皮吃的情况。当时到处都有人饿死，以至于活着的人“白天干活，晚上拖尸”。

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。