Interview with Tan Yuanxing

Tan Yuanxing (b. 1930) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Tan recalls that he was forced to do the the dirtiest and heaviest jobs during the Great Leap Forward because his class status was rich peasant. Tan also talks about how he ate chaff and wild herbs during the Great Famine, and how his wife died of disease two months after the birth of their child.

谭元兴（1930年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。在这段口述中，谭老人回忆了自已因为家庭成分是富农，大跃进时期他被强迫做最脏最累的工作的经历。他还讲述了大饥荒时期粮食匮乏、吃糠、野草等充饥，以及自己妻子1960年生孩子两个月后因病去世的情况。

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