Yao Guangxue | 姚光学, 2010

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Yao Guangxue (b. 1945) is a resident of Diaoyutai Village, Yindian Town, Suizhou City, Hubei Province, and lives in an old house with a hundred years of history. In this interview, Yao talks about what kind of food (tree bark, wild plants, etc.) his family ate and how they ate them to survive the Great Famine. He particularly remembers a Production Team leader called Dai Mingshan, who often peaked into their house when they were eating. The transcript of this interview has been translated into English.

姚光学（1945年生）是湖北省随州市殷店镇钓鱼台村村民, 现居住在一间百年老屋里。 在这段口述中, 姚老人回忆了他的家人为了在大饥荒中生存下来吃了什么（树皮, 野草等），怎么吃的。他尤其记得一个时常偷看他们家吃饭的生产队长, 戴明山。

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