Liu Shuangyan | 刘双燕, 2013

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Liu Shuangyan (b. 1928) is a resident of Xiawan Village, Shaanxi Province. In this interview, Liu recalls the life during the Great Famine in her village. The communal canteen lasted for one year: one scoop person every meal, old people often got only soup with wild vegetables, many people died of starvation. There were not much oil or salt available. Everyone had to work or no food at all. People were given cloth stamps but far from enough so that her children were naked. She also recalled her suffering with a bound feet.

刘双燕1928年出生，是陕西省商洛市丹凤县龙驹寨镇下湾村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人回忆了大饥荒时吃食堂的情况。村里的食堂办了一年，每次一人一勺，但老人只给一勺菜汤，不少人饿死。食物少油少盐。所有人都要干活，不干就没有吃的。那时每人所得布票有限，孩子很大还光着屁股。她回忆了自己裹小脚受的罪。

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