Interview with Yang Wanxiang

Yang Wanxiang (b. 1922) is a resident of Huanzidong Village, Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In this interview, Yang recalls the life during the Great Famine. Yang was working as the supervisor of the village's production team. In 1959, everyone was still eating at the communal canteen, but starting from 1960 when the famine was at its worst, people had to eat at home. Many starved to death in that year. The situation began to improve in 1961.

杨万祥1922年出生，是辽宁省沈阳市法库县獾子洞村村民。在这段口述中，杨万祥回忆了大饥荒时期的生活。杨老师当时是村里生产队的指导员。村里1959年还在大食堂吃饭，到了1960年就回家里吃饭，那一年最困难，村里饿死了不少人。情况直到1961年才有所好转。

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