Interview with Tang Taozhen

Tang Taozhen (b. 1937) is a resident of Jimingqiao Village, Baiyun Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Tang recalls how she cooked in the people’s commune canteen, and how some villagers ate grass seeds because of starvation. Tang also recalls no babies were born during 1958 and 1961 because couples were working separately at different places and they were too starving.

唐桃珍（1937年生）是湖南省石门县白云乡鸡鸣桥村村民。在这段口述中，唐老人讲述了自己在公社食堂做饭、有些村民吃草籽等充饥的情况。唐老人还提到1958年到1961年间村里夫妻因为异地劳动及吃不饱没有生育的情况。

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