Interview with Gao Yueqi

Gao Yueqi (b. 1928) is a resident of Shaziying Village, Yang Town, Shunyi District, Beijing. Gao joined the communist army during the Civil War. After being demobilized, he was assigned to work on finalizing the Land Reform. In this interview, Gao describes various policies during the Land Reform and how to calculate the exploitation rate for the purpose of class identification. Meanwhile, Gao points out that there were lots of physical conflicts during the Land Reform and many people were beaten to death

高悦启1928年出生，是北京市顺义区杨镇沙子营村村民，解放战争时期入伍参军，复员转业后参与土改的收尾工作。在这段口述中高老人讲述了当年土改的各项政策，如何靠计算剥削率来划定成分。据高老人回忆，土改期间打人情况严重，有些村打死不少人。

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