Ying Mieying | 尹乜英, 2010

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Yin Mieying (b. 1932) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. She was born in a nearby town called Huotian, and married to a man in Changxing Village during the Land Reform. In this interview, Yin recalls that she was forced to work during the Great Leap Forward, which left her no time to attend her child, and that she ate tree root, tree leaves, and wild herbs to survive. She also mentions an old fellow villager, who died of constipation because of eating chaff.

尹乜英（1932年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民，土改时期从隔壁的火田镇嫁到长兴村。在这段口述中，尹老人讲述了大跃进期间被强制劳动、没有时间照顾孩子，以及大饥荒期间吃树根、树皮和野菜果腹的经历。她还提及村里一位吃糠导致无法大便、活活涨死的老人。

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