Interview with Liang Lanfang

Liang Fanglan (b. 1946) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. Liang’s mother died of disease in 1960 and she moved from Lianyuan City of Hunan Procive to Changxing Village with her family after the Great Famine. In this interview, Liang recalls that she and her five siblings planted vegetables and caught fish to supplement the limited food supplies during the Great Famine. Liang also mentions that some factory workers returned home in the countryside to farm because of the famine.

梁芳兰（1946年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民。1960年梁老人的母亲于因病去世，大饥荒后她随家人从湖南省涟源市迁居到长兴村。在这段口述中，梁老人讲述了大饥荒时期粮食匮乏，她和其他五个姐妹弟弟种蔬菜、捞鱼充饥的经历。梁老人还提及当时有些工人因为饥饿回家种地的情况。

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