Interview with Xia Daini

Xia Daini (b.1935) is a resident of Dameng Village, Luohe City, Henan Province. In the Spring of 1958, Xia was in confinement after giving birth to her daughter, and she was sick in bed because of hunger. Her grandmother ate some kinds of famine food. As a result, her stomach went wrong and she died in September. Xia remembers going out to solicit food after eating at the eating hall. With other companions, Xia walked lengths for food. Many still starved to death.

夏代妮（1935年生）是河南省临颍县杜曲镇大孟村村民。1958年春天，夏老人坐月子期间被饿得病在床上。她的奶奶那时候，吃野菜等食物，肠胃功能紊乱，九月去世了。吃完食堂以后，老人又跑出去要饭，和同村的同伴四处奔走讨要食物。很多人那时候被饿死了。

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