The Changes Of Hunan's Population In Modern Times (1840-1949)

Modern times are important phase in population development of Hunan. Along with Xing-army rosing, Hunan had been a great province. There is close relations between development of Hunan and it's population. However, there has been no specialized thesis that discussed the changes of Hunan's population in Modern times. This thesis will give a systematic study to it so that we can comprehend the transition of Hunan society from the changes in Hunan s population. This article is composed of three parts.The first part concentrates on the quantity of Hunan's population in Modern times. Because the statistical data of Hunan's population are less or inaccurate and can't throw a lot of light on the quantity of Hunan's population, the author analyze the statistical organizations of Hunan's population in Modern times and evaluate the statistical data.The second part is mainly about the changes process of Hunan's population. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Taiping Revolution caused Hunan's population to decrease. In postwar, owing to the migration of peple into Hunan and refugees coming back and peace of environment, Hunan's population gradually resumed. In The Republic of China, as a result of the establishment of the modern public health and the relief facilities, the death rate of Hunan's population had been dropped greatly. Along with the transformation of epidemic disease, Hunan's population had kept high growth rate .The third part probes into the relations between change ofHunan's population and transition of society in Modern times. The relations between the changes of Hunan's population and transition of society in Modern times showed conflict. Population increasing beyond a limit led to great turbulence and killing babies and decline of the rural economy. These conflicts were the immediate or indirect causes which led to disbanding of Hunan society in Modern times.