Interview with Wang Laosan

Wang Laosan (b. 1947) is a resident of Oujiatang Village, Longquan Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. In this interview, Wang recalls how he was sent back to the countryside from school to participate in constructing ditches in 1959, and how he suffered from hunger in the people’s commune canteen and thus ate wild herbs.

王老三（1947年生）是湖南省永州市新田县龙泉镇欧家塘村人。在这段口述中，王老人回忆了1959年自己从学校回农村参加修渠道劳动，以及在食堂吃不饱饭以野菜野草充饥的情况。

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