Long Qiugu | 龙秋姑, 2010

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Long Qiugu (b. 1932), whose husband served in the army during the Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine, is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Long recalls that during the Great Leap Forward all male villagers, except village leaders, were sent to maintain dams outside the village while only female villagers were left working in the field. About the Great Famine, Long talks about how her family ate wild herbs and tree roots, but she insists that she did not starve.

龙秋姑（1932年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。龙老人的丈夫在大跃进和大饥荒时期都在部队服役。在这段口述中，龙老人讲述了大跃进期间村里没当干部的男人都被调去外地修河，只有妇女在村里种田的情况。关于大饥荒，老人回忆了全家吃野草、树根等替代食物的经历，但老人强调自己没有挨饿。

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