Interview with Zhang Fenglan

Zhang Fenglan (b. 1949) is a resident of Shaziying Village, Yang Town, Shunyi District, Beijing. In this interview, Zhang recalls the life during the Great Famine when everyone had to eat at the communal canteen. During that time Zhang went to the communal canteen every morning to get thin congee for breakfast, and had only one bun for lunch. Zhang only studied at school for one and half years, during which time she always picked up firewood after class.

张凤兰1949年出生，是北京市顺义区杨镇沙子营村民。在这段口述中，张老人回忆了大饥荒时期吃食堂的经历。当时张老人早上去生产队打稀粥，中午只吃一个窝头。张老人只念了一年半书，还得经常在放学后到外面拾柴火。

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