Interview with Yang Chunyun

Yang Chunyun (b.1930) was born in Baiyun Village, Fengqing Town, Yunnan Province. During the Great Famine, Yang stole grains from the interviewer’s great grandfather, who later starved to death; the grandparents of the interviewer never talked to him afterwards. In this interview, Yang remembers his experiences during the Great Famine. While eating at the People’s Commune canteen, his household had six children and his old mother (who starved to death). He did all kinds of work in the village, and was sent to a steel mill, where he constructed blast furnace and forged hoes for four years.

杨春云1930年出生于云南省凤庆县白云村。在大饥荒期间，采访人的太祖父被杨春云偷过米，之后饿死了，因此采访人的外公和外婆至今不和他说话。在这段口述中，杨老人回忆了他三年饥饿的经历。吃集体食堂的时候，他家里有六个孩子和年迈的母亲（在这期间饿死了）。他在村里样样活都做过，还被调去铁厂4年，炼铁水，打锄头。

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