Liu Chunying | 刘春英, 2010

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Liu Chunying (b. 1936) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Liu recalls how she stayed up all night carrying iron pipes and charcoal for constructing blast furnace during the Great Leap Forward and how she ate tree bark and chaff during hunger. Liu also talks about the collective day care center of 1960, which helped taking care of young children whose parents were busy at work.

刘春英（1936年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，刘老人回忆了自己大跃进时期为大炼钢铁通宵到江西担铁管和木炭、以及吃树皮、糠等充饥的经历。老人还回忆1960年有集体办的幼儿班，可以帮务工的父母照看幼儿。

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