Wang Guiying | 王桂英, 2011

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Wang Guiying (b.1937) is a resident of Wanbaochang Village, Tongchang Town, Yimen County, Yunnan Province. In this interview, Wang recalls life during the Great Famine. She moved to here from Baiyuguan after getting married at 19; she had five children when eating at People's Commune canteen. Although both her husband and she were not healthy, they still have to work in order to earn work points and get food. People then would eat what is fed to pigs now. The filmmaker's description of this interview has been translated into English.

王桂英1937年出生，是云南省易门县铜厂乡铜厂村委会万宝厂村的村民。 在这段口述中，王老人回忆了大饥荒期间的生活。她19岁从白玉关嫁到这里，吃伙食团时带着5个孩子。丈夫和她的身体都不好，但不干活又拿不着工分、分不到粮食。现在喂猪的东西那时都会拿来吃的。

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