The Flood Disaster And It’s Social Respond In Jia Ngxi During Ming And Qing Dynasties

The problem of natural disasters has always been the focus of attention of all walks of life.As the most serious natural disaster in the history of our country,the flood disaster has become one of the most important problems discussed by experts and scholars in the field of history.Through the statistical analysis of historical materials of Ming and Qing dynasties and local chronicles,it was finally concluded that there were 904 major floods in Jiangxi during the Ming and Qing dynasties,of which 371 were in the Ming Dynasty and 533 in the Qing Dynasty.There were 32 major floods among the 900 floods.In addition,the number of catastrophic floods has also reached 14.This series of shocking statistical data is a powerful proof of the severity of flood disasters in Jiangxi during the Ming and Qing dynasties.Thanks to the abundant historical data survived in Ming and Qing Dynasties,through the analysis of the historical materials,this paper makes a detailed analysis of the situation of flood disaster in Jiangxi during Ming and Qing Dynasties,especially a comprehensive demonstration and analysis of the catastrophe of the 14 catastrophic floods.Through the analysis of flood disaster,we can understand the serious damage of the flood disaster to the society in Ming and Qing,and have a far-reaching impact to the development of the Jiangxi area.It can provide important reference for today’s disaster mitigation by the research and discussion on flood disaster in Jiangxi during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.After a long history of development,during the two dynasties lasted more than five hundred years,had formed a relatively complete disaster prevention and response mechanisms,such as warehousing,water for flood defense and the role for the relief,exemption deferment the typical disaster response measures.At the same time,there were also government inefficiency,corruption and so on.A comprehensive analysis of Jiangxi in the Ming and Qing Dynasties not only on the current flood measures governance has important significance,what’s more,through the flood response,can understand the regional and economic development of Jiangxi in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in a more comprehensive way.Both the government and the people have maintained a more positive attitude toward the flood relief response in general.The government’s active relief efforts are mainly to maintain the stability of local social order and safeguard its rule.At thesame time,it is also intended to fully demonstrate the Royal kindness.Civil society forces,mainly represented by gentlemen,may carry out disaster relief for a variety of purposes: in exchange for the social status or other goals that they need.Both the government and the people play an important role in the process of flood disaster at that time.Through the analysis of the disaster response by the government and folk forces,we can find that there was a close relationship between the government and the civil gentry during the Ming and Qing dynasties.The gentry,as a link between the government and the folk,can improve the efficiency of disaster relief by combining the government response and folk society disaster response.