Wang Jisheng | 王吉生, 2010

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Wang Jisheng (b. 1930) is a resident of Wangjiayan Village, Baiyun Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. Wang was the communist party leader of the party, so he did not suffer from hunger. In this interview, Wang recalls how village leaders implemented the superior leadership's orders strictly, such as forcing the villagers to work in the field before dawn, digging the dead bodies of villagers' ancestors out of tombs, and so on.

王吉生(1930年生)是湖南省石门县白云乡王家堰村村民。大饥荒年间王老人是村支书,没有挨饿,但是王老人回忆了兴办食堂期间村里严格按照上头指示开展工作(比如天不亮就让村民出工劳动,及挖村民祖坟)的情况。

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