Interview with Xiang Layun

Xiang Layun (b.1930) is a resident of Huakou Village, Shuangjing Town, Xupu County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province. In this interview, Xiang recalls life during Land Reform and Great Famine. For the Land Reform they struggled the landlords and confiscated their properties, and each person in her family was distributed one mu of land. When People’s Communal canteen started, people could eat as much as they liked, but later food supply became limited and was not enough. The Production Team stole food collectively and distributed to each family, so not many people starved to death.

向腊云1930年出生，是湖南省怀化市溆浦县双井镇化口村的村民。在这段口述中，向老人回忆了土改以及大饥荒时期的生活。土改时打地主，抄地主的家，她家每个人都分到了一亩地。开始吃食堂的时候随便吃，后来发定粮不够吃，队里统一去偷粮食分给每家人，所以他们没怎么饿死人。

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