Interview with Zhang Zhihua

Zhang Zhihua (b. 1946) is a resident of Huanzidong Village, Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In this interview, Zhang recalls the life during the Great Famine. There were people who fled to Huanzidong Village from Hebei Province, while many local villagers fled to the Great Northern Wilderness for the relatively sufficient foods there. Zhang also talks about several villagers who starved to death during the Great Famine. Niu Fengtian's grandpa starved to death during sleep the day before the Chinese New Year. Without a proper coffin and clothes, he was buried in a crate that was used to contain soybean oil. In addition, many people died of food poisoning because of eating wild herbs and tree leaves.

张志华1946年出生，是沈阳市法库县獾子洞村村民。在这段口述中，张老人讲述了大饥荒时期的生活。当时獾子洞有从河北逃难过来的，当地也有不少人逃到粮食相对充足的北大荒去。张老人还回忆了几位饿死的村民，其中牛丰田的爷爷是在春节前一天睡觉时饿死的，当时没有棺材和新衣服埋葬死者，只能用裝豆油的木箱充当棺材。除了饿死，还有好多人因为吃野菜、树叶导致食物中毒而死。

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