Interview with Lei Dianxi

Lei Dianxi (b. 1931) is a resident of Luwan Village, Jiangsu Province. In this interview, Lei talks about his difficult life during the Great Famine. When the famine started in 1957, there was a shortage of all kinds of food and materials. People were so hungry that they had to find wild herbs to eat. Lei used to work at the local public security bureau and therefore read about reports on people eating human flesh in Henan Province.

雷电喜1931年出生，是江苏省徐州市沛县鹿湾村村民。在这段口述中，雷老人回忆了大饥荒时的艰苦生活。1957年开始生活十分困难，缺衣少食，大家饿得都去地里挖野菜。雷老人在公安局工作，曾看到文件说河南有不少吃人肉的事情发生。

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