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The Situation Of Beggar In The Latter Qing Dynasty Disaster: Based On The Study Of Incredible Famine In1876-1879

Posted on:2012-06-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:R DuanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335973986Subject:China's modern history
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There was an extra disaster ravaged the land of china in the 19th century during the mid-70s.This disaster mainly happened to Hebei province, Shandong province, and Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi this five provinces, and spread to Liaoning in the north, south to Swan, west to Shangan, and east to the sea in the region. The most serious time in this disaster was three or four years of Guangxu so it was called incredible famine in 1876—1879. There was a famine and death and exile caused by this disaster in the early years of Guangxu. The victims have nothing to eat, the peasants were lost, to make a lot of farmers in exile, does that have become emigrants the level of an important means of survival.The social relief for disadvantaged, especially for the beggar, has been plagued by the rulers of the major issues since the old times. In order to consolidate the rule of society and reduce the hazards, so the late Qing government wanted to make a social relief.Face to the government for social relief, parts of the beggars had contravened that the way to accept relief or search for freedom. So that there was conflict between the beggar and the government for relief. The reason why the beggar produced this psychology not only with corruption and human, material and financial resources but also with the experience of the limited to the relief. And there exist many problems, are also related to individual circumstances the beggar.For the phenomenon of universality, the society recognized begging is not a disgrace but a dignity. They formed their unique, life style or manner and values. They survival only rely on these factors. Beggars are in a low stratum of society, which is a very complicated phenomenon. The staff of more than material on poverty, to some extent, also contains the spirit and sense of poverty. Therefore, reviewed historical experience, for the beggar's relief measures should not only in the material to complete, and we have to go to see a beggar.This article will be in early years of Guangxu with a whole to the centre to explore disaster in the late Qing dynasty and relief the problem and is divided into four parts.The text from the description of the first part of the early years of the young emper with a summary of the whole waste. It introduced the background, the disaster after the impact of agricultural production and life, and the population. A detailed introduction disaster caused many people homeless and exile in winter. To form a large group, the beggar on their own preferred manner of mutual assistance.Text of the second part of a beggar description of the government and the famine relief. The society has a variety of types of beggars and have their own survival and manner.The Qing government in order to strengthen rule and reduce the harm to society, so that they make a relief. However, owing to the government officials, administrative efficiency of corruption to corruption, fiscal funds short and so on, the relief is a serious problem, the effect is not obvious.The text of the third part, a beggar's survival and the relationship between the government relief. The main idea is how to the mentality of only go begging, and they are begging for a long life of philosophy. For the customs and daily life, helped sway the custom of various aspects of a beggar customs. And the customs is an important part of the culture. Beggars, the philosophy of life, the customs until the beggar on government relief, is inconsistent with the government for relief the problem, and a beggar and relief between the government of territory.The text of the fourth section sums up to the question of consideration.Beggars are bound to cause a social disadvantage. But really for the quality of poverty was reduced to begging in the spirit and sense of the poverty level. For the beggar long period of the reasons put forward some suggestions and countermeasures to solve the problem, to build a harmonious society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Incredible famine in 1876—1879, Beggar, Government relief
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