Zhou Chengyou | 周呈友, 2012

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Zhou Chengyou (b. 1941) is a resident of Diaoyutai Village, Yindian Town, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. He was the leader of No. 3 production team for 20 years since he was in his twenties. Zhou believes that 'the transitional period' of grains (the Great Famine) was because China had to pay debts to foreign countries. He recalls a few people who starved to death in different production teams. Zhou described in detail about the procedure of struggle sessions during the Four Cleanups, how he was criticized as he hadn't cleaned up some reactionary elements. He argues that the Four Cleanups movement was good at the beginning, but was overdone as it developed. The transcript of this interview has been translated into English.

周呈友（1941年生）是湖北省随州市殷店镇钓鱼台村村民, 从二十多岁起担任第三生产队队长二十余年。周老人认为粮食过渡时期(大饥荒)的产生是因为要偿还外国债务, 另外他还回忆了各个生产队被饿死的人的情况。关于四清运动, 周老人详细讲述了批斗会的流程, 以及他本人作为'四不清'受到批斗的经历。他认为四清运动开始很好, 后来发展过火了。

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