A Study On Duan Shengwu And Hebei New Rural Construction Movement

In late Qing Dynasty, natural disasters and social unrest and man-made troubles made China experience the hard times. The peasant origin of Duan Shengwu was gave more social missions, after the failure of military serve to the country, he was inspired by the ideas of Wu Xun, since then all the money and effort were put into the rescue of victims and the cause of building rural. It can be said that he took two tasks on his shoulders, one was to save the current situation, the other was the "development of the Northwest, ", through a series of efforts made the thousands of victims to live and work well, which not only good for the economy of Hetao plain, but also made a significant contribution to the development of society. In this paper, using the "Suixi Immigrant-cultivating "as the main historical document, and take other relevant information into consideration, in order to discuss how was the construction activities carried out and make a brief comment.It consists of three chapters. Chapter one to review the whole life of Duan Shengwu, and its immigration Hetao plain, and the social background of the construction of Hebei new rural,. Chapter two is about the comprehensive introduction of the whole process of construction of new rural, including the Rural preparation, establishment and development of education, sideline production and improved society, and the decline of village and so on. Chapter three is to summarize the Construction of Hebei new rural, and pointed out its success and failures.This paper argues that Duan Shengwu took the task of saving refugees when the country was in peril moment, the building of new rural, the development of northwest were not easy. He tried his best, according to local conditions of the village governance,which made great achievements, at the same time, it showed up some of the historical limitations. A study on this period, not only help to strengthen the research section of Duan Shengwu individuals, but also for our nation today's western development, building a socialist harmonious society and provide a reference and inspiration.to the new countryside construction.