Research On Infanticide During The Qing

Infanticide was particular prevalent in the Qing. This article analysis infanticide from the angle of social problem, because it is not only the behavior of kill the infants and the isolate population problem, it is also a very comprehensive social problem.Many historical documents were used, such as books and articles of the Qing, some local chronicles and so on. The major aims cover the prevalence, the characteristics, the social-economic origin of infanticide, and the official effects to prohibit infanticide. It can give us a special angle of view of the similar currently social problems.Remark: "infanticide" in this article means the behavior killing the girl infants.