Research On Disasters In Yunnan Prefecture In Ming And Qing Dynasties

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Yunnan Province entered a stage of rapid development,but disasters also entered a high-incidence period.Natural disasters such as floods,droughts,snowfall,hail,earthquakes,and wind disasters occurred frequently,with obvious diversity,frequency,regional,and time period.,seasonal,destructive and other characteristics.Various natural disasters have many impacts on people’s life safety,personal property,infrastructure,food prices,government finance,and ecological environment.The reason why disasters are so frequent and destructive can be said to be mainly due to two aspects: natural causes and social causes.The natural cause is mainly due to the large number of river systems in Yunnan Prefecture during the Ming and Qing Dynasties,especially the lake water system of Dianchi Lake in the region,resulting in frequent occurrence of floods in the region.Relative to natural reasons,social reasons such as massive population increase,uncontrolled agricultural reclamation,unreasonable agricultural planting,and official disaster relief and corruption deepened the degree of disaster in Yunnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.In order to deal with the frequent disasters,Yunnan government officials and the people made various efforts during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.From the prevention before the disaster occurs,institutional construction before disaster occurrence,storage construction,and water conservancy facilities,to the government’s tax-free labor service after the disaster,the relief of money and grain,the construction of water conservancy,and then to the voluntary donation of the people,the construction of water conservancy,etc.,it can be said that the clear During the Qing Dynasty,Yunnan Prefecture made active efforts for disaster prevention and relief.At the same time,in the Ming and Qing dynasties,Yunnan government carried out cultural self-rescue in the face of disasters,relying on disasters,sacrifices and other methods to carry out disaster prevention and mitigation at the cultural level.have a certain positive effect.Through the research on the disaster situation,time and space distribution characteristics,causes,characteristics,impacts and disaster prevention and relief measures carried out in Yunnan Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.On the one hand,it deepens the understanding of the disasters in Yunnan Prefecture during the Ming and Qing Dynasties;on the other hand,it is expected to provide reference for disaster prevention and mitigation in today’s regional and local society through the historical experience summarized by the Yunnan Prefecture Disaster Research Institute in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.