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Famine and Village: Who Starved Them to Death?

Partial list of starvation deaths in two villages in Feidong County, Anhui Province, China

The author of this article, Chen Feng, was born in 1962. His hometown is Huang Sichong, Sanjia Brigade, Bainong Commune, Feidong County, Anhui Province. According to his records, in the winter of 1959 to the spring of 1960 during the Great Famine, his grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother's relatives and relatives, and countless members of his extended family and village, 57 people died of starvation.
Title
Famine and Village: Who Starved Them to Death?
Description
The author of this article, Chen Feng, was born in 1962. His hometown is Huang Sichong, Sanjia Brigade, Bainong Commune, Feidong County, Anhui Province. According to his records, in the winter of 1959 to the spring of 1960 during the Great Famine, his grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother's relatives and relatives, and countless members of his extended family and village, 57 people died of starvation.
Format
Article
Era
Maoist Era (1949-1978)
The Great Leap Forward/Great Famine Period (1958-1962)
Creator
Chen Feng
Themes
Farmers' Rights and Rural Issues

Famine

Oral and Personal Accounts

Public Health

History of the Chinese Communist Party

The Great Leap Forward/The Great Famine

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