Study On Water Transport And Regional Society Of Qingshui River From Qing Dynasty To The Republic Of China

Qingshui River is the main source of Yuanjiang River,a tributary of the Yangtze River,and the second largest river in Guizhou.Qingshui River originated in set hat to mountain and cloud Dou Yun foothills,flows through Duyun City,Majiang County,Guizhou Province,Kaili City,danzhai County,Huangping County,Shibing County,Taijiang County,Jianhe County,Sansui County,Jinping County,Liping County,and so on.Qingshui River in Tianzhu County out of Guizhou province,into Huaihua City in Hunan province.Qingshui River has a total length of 452.2 kilometers and a watershed area of 17,157 square kilometers.Before the founding of New China,Qingshui River was one of the main channels for Guizhou province to connect with the outside world,and its development and change of water transport had an important impact on the surrounding regional society.The development of Qingshuijiang River can be traced back to the Southern Qi Dynasty.During the reign of Yongzheng,the Qing government carried out the rehabilitation of land and opened up the Miao area in the southwest,and dredged and regulated the Qingshuijiang waterway on a large scale.Since then,Qingshui River water transport began to rise gradually.In this period,the water transport of Qingshui River was mainly lumber,followed by military grain and salt.In the period of the Republic of China,the water transportation of Qingshui River had ups and downs,but it was still developed compared with the Qing Dynasty.In the period of the Republic of China,the water transport of Qingshui River was still mainly wood,army grain and salt,and other goods such as tung oil.With the development of water transportation,there are some cargo ports and commercial market towns with certain scale such as Xiasi,Chongan,Shidong and Maoping in Qingshui River basin.The rise and development of water transportation on Qingshui River has had a profound impact on the regional society along the river.A large number of immigrants and merchants went up the river into the river basin along the coast,in Xiasi,Chongan,Shidong,Wongdong and other commercial market towns,freight stations,shops,halls row by row,business gangs,horse gangs flow ceaselessly.The development of water transportation not only promotes the rapid economic and social development in Qingshuijiang River basin,but also promotes the deepening of exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups.The rise and development of water transportation on Qingshui River has had a profound impact on the regional society along the river.A large number of immigrants and merchants went up the river into the river basin along the coast,in Xiasi,Chongan,Shidong,Wongdong and other commercial market towns,freight stations,shops,halls row by row,business gangs,horse gangs flow ceaselessly.The development of water transportation not only promotes the rapid economic and social development in Qingshui River basin,but also promotes the deepening of exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups.