Interview with Zhang Liangxing

Zhang Liangxing (b. 1927) was born in Songlin Village, Xupu County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province. In this interview, Zhang describes the situation of too many people with too little food during the Great Leap Forward. He remembers the method of calculating work points when working on the mountains and the amount of food different people got at People's Commue Canteen after 1959. Due to lack of food, people looked for all kinds of things to eat; those who stole would be struggled and criticized. Four or five people living in his courtyard starved to death as a result of edema disease.

张良兴1927年出生于湖南省怀化市溆浦县北斗溪乡松林村。在这段口述中，张老人描述了大跃进时人多粮少的情况。他分别回忆了在山上搞生产时工分的计算方法和59年后在食堂吃饭时不同人的粮食量。因为粮不够，人们找各种东西来吃，但是偷吃的人会被抓去斗争。他的院子里有四五个人饿的得水肿病死了。

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