Ge Haiqun | 葛海群, 2010

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Ge Haiqun (b. 1932) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Ge talks about his experiences of constructing blast furnace and mining coal during the Great Leap Forward. In 1960, Ge returned home from the mine and then worked as the leader of the production team for almost a decade. Ge introduces in detail the standard of grading working points and the methods of cooking tree roots, grass roots, tree bark, wild herbs, as well as chaff to survive the famine. He believes that the cause of the famine was to pay debts to the Soviet Union. Ge also mentions the class struggles during the Great Famine. The filmmaker's description of this interview has been translated into English.

葛海群（1932年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，葛老人讲述了大跃进时期大炼钢铁和在煤矿挖煤的经历。1960年代葛老人从煤矿回来，任生产队队长近十年，所以老人详细介绍了工分的评定方法。葛老人讲述了大饥荒时期烹饪树根、草根、树皮、野草、糠等，他认为大饥荒产生的原因是要给苏联还债。另外，葛老人还提到了大饥荒期间的阶级斗争情况。

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