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Food distribution has varied much through time similar to its variation across the “ over 1, 155 documented laogai ” camps.

One near Beijing distributes between 13. 5 and 22. 5 kg of food per person per month.

This is about average.

The food is sorghum and corn, which are ground into flour and made into bread or gruel.

The prisoners of this camp also receive three ounces of cooking oil per month.

Every two weeks, the prisoners receive “ a special meal of pork broth soup and white-flour steamed buns .” Important Chinese holidays such as New Year ’ s, National Day, and the Spring Festival are celebrated with meat dumplings, a special treat in an otherwise meatless diet.