Interview with Cai Cuizhen

Cai Cuizhen (b. 1930) is a resident of Jimingqiao Village, Baiyun Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Cai recalls her experience of cooking in the people’s commune canteen and at the reservoir construction site. Cai also mentioned her mother-in-law, who died of starvation during the period of commune canteen.

才翠珍（1930年生）是湖南省石门县白云乡鸡鸣桥村村民。在这段口述中，才老人讲述了自己在人民公社食堂和水库工地做饭的经历。才老人也谈到自己的婆婆吃食堂时饿死的情况。

Transcripts for this interview and more may be available under the ‘Documents’ link above. 采访抄录和相关内容，请点击查看上面的’Documents’链接。