Gao Yurong | 高玉荣, 2016

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Gao Yurong (b. 1933) is a resident of Pengtian Village, Jiangxi Province. In this interview, Gao talks about the hardship during the Great Famine. The communal canteen was established in 1958. While the villagers had to work both day and night at the production team, frequently until midnight, each could only obtain two to three liangs of rice, which were far from enough for either adults or kids. The transcript of this interview has been translated into English.

高玉荣1933年出生，是江西省抚州市广昌县彭田村村民。在这段口述中，高老人回忆了大饥荒时期的艰苦生活。1958年开始有大食堂，大家白天和晚上都要在生产队干活，经常加班到半夜，但一个人只能分到二三两米，大人小孩都吃不饱。

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