Since the dawn of the human civilization, the world has witnessed many disastrous famines but the Chinese famine that took place in 1959 and ended in 1961 bears a different mysterious story behind it. From humans turning into deadly cannibals by eating their own children and children eating the flesh of their own parents, this horrifying femine's story ended up being just limited to children's horror tales.
Let's unveil the unknown facts behind this catastrophic period which took lives of millions but the truth is still dwindling among the theories speculated by many.
Some theories say that the greatest Chinese famine was due to the natural disasters while some say it was man-made. But the fact is that it was neither natural nor man- made rather it was political, Born of totalitarianism which is considered to be the major reason of the famine. The blame squarely points on China's leadership.
The situation was such that people were treated more in ways where they were merely numbers in a sheet rather than people. We know, famine simply means scarcity of food supply because of various natural or manmade reasons which results in death due to starvation but this was entirely a different scenario where the term “mass murder” fits more than famine.
Humans stooped down to the level of animals. The scarcity of the food made them so desperate that they started digging the ground and eating the soil, insects and whatever was found. The barks from the tress, leaves and even flowers were consumed. The situation slowly turned so worse that it didn't take time for humans to turn into cannibals and consume their own children. Also, the cannibalism was due to the class differences and people expressing their hatred towards the upper classes.
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Srijana Karn - Follow - BBA IB from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC)
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