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Seven photographs and two negatives, along with their envelope, labeled "X-Ray repair shop, Paris." Subjects include vehicles (probably ambulances or for transport of medical equipment), associated buildings, and men.

1 sound tape reel : 7 in.

Xu Degui (b. 1939) is a resident of Luwan Village, Jiangsu Province. In this interview, Xu talks about his experience during the Great Famine. In 1958 Xu went to work in the city. When he came back to the village, many villagers had developed edema disease because of starvation. To cure the patients, the government distributed tofu water made of soybeans. In 1963, although according to the state policy, Xu had to return to his village, he decided to move to Xiaoxian, Anhui Province and worked on the railroad construction. According to Xu, the famine was even worse there and there were even cases of people eating human flesh. An acquaintance of his hid a jar of food in a well and therefore survived the famine. The transcript of this interview has been translated into English.

Includes 2 digital videos; 2 bounded volumes with one approximately 220 pages, hard cover sewn bind at 8x10 inches, and one at 40 pages with hard cover accordion bind at 5x7 inches; and 4 keys from exhibition for project Key to Timeless in Mandarin (Chinese) and English. Bounded volumes are titled as Wuxu Village, a memoir by Yi's grandfather; edited and partially translated by Yi with commentary; and art by Yi's aunt; and The Fruit Treatment, written by her grandfather, art by her aunt, and edited by Yi. Topics include life in China, personal history, health, and urban development.

Xue Dajie (b. 1937) is a resident of Dongjieguan Village. In this interview Xue recalls the life during the Great Famine. During that time, in order to support the elderly and the children in the family, Xue had to mill the rice and plant grass for the production team.

Xu Jinying (b. 1938) was born in Shandong Province. In this interview, Xu recalls how her family starved during the Great Famine. The famine was the most severe in 1960 when lots of people died of starvation. Xu's husband was working outside and had red sorghum to eat, therefore his situation was better than that of those who stayed in the village. After people started to have private lots for farming in 1962, their life was gradually improved.

Two Umatic videocassettes.

Language(s): All materials in Yiddish.

Language(s): All materials in Yiddish.

Language(s): All materials in Yiddish.

Xu Qingming (b. 1953), who is the youngest among Luo Bing's interviewees, is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Xu recalls how people ate chaff, sweet potatoes, and etc. to survive the famine in 1960. During the Cultural Revolution, Xu was appointed the commander of the local Red Guards because his class status is poor peasant. He talks about his experiences of learning Chairman Mao's works in the county as the representative of the local people's commune, raiding landlords' houses, organizing meetings to criticize landlords, and singing model play songs and other revolutionary songs during this period. Some of the supporting documents for this interview have been translated into English.