The Population And Social Change Of Hunan In Ming And Qing Dynasties

Hunan is referred to as "Xiang", named in the south of the Dongting Lake. Before of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the social development of Hunan is far behind in the adjacent provinces, Such as Jiangxi and Hubei.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hunan received a large number of immigrants,which made the population explosion, and had a profound impact.to the Hunan social changeThe population problem, now more and more is aroused the attention of researchers, and become a hot topic of extensive research. According to the Marxist view, Population is social groups with a certain quantity and quality. living in a particular mode of social production,,and linked by a certain social relations under a certain amount of time, and a certain geographic area. In The Ming and Qing Dynasties, there is the Period accepting the immigrants which made the population of Hunan increased. In the agricultural era, having sufficient labor force meet the production requirements. And social development, Immigrants, just to fill the blank of the population vacancy, provide the sufficient labor to the social development of the Hunan, Hunan moves forward pace faster and faster Population is the Important factor in the social change of Hunan。 To the population’s point of view, This article analysis ofthe populationand social change in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in terms of population and culture, population and economic, demographic and social. This article is divided into seven sections. The Introduction analyze the previous main achievements, the inadequacies, the significance and research methods,and researching this article involved in the concept and time frame.The first chapter analysis the background of Hunan, including the natural and geographical environment and the administrative region evolution in the Hunan history, providing social and geographical background for this article.The second chapter discusses the Changes of Population, including the Ming and Qing and before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the causes and regional differences of demographic transition, which This paper discusses Hunan population of great significance for social change Built on the basis of.The third chapter is the analysis of population and Hunan economic changes, to reflect the impact of population on economic development in Hunan., including the improvement of food production, high-yielding crops, such as the introduction and planting of sweet potatoes, com, tobacco’s planting of economic crops, as well as the development of the town’s economy,The VI Chapter is to analyze the changes of Hunan population and culture in the Ming and Qing dynasties,, including the culture and education to enhance,talent increasing in the number, the dialect of the language of integration, building the blueprint for cultural development in Hunan and showing the great significance of the population of Hunan culture.The V Chapter analyzes the population and social changes, including the impact of population on the social order, Hunan customs and the marriage rituals, revealing the far-reaching impact of population and social development of Hunan.Finally,the introduction section, summed up the Hunan population impact on social development in the Ming and Qing dynasties,as well as the enlightenment for the contemporary Hunan society.