The Preliminary Study Of Population And Environment Problem During Ming And Qing Dynasty In Datong Region

China is the most nation in population in the world, whose population have been increased by over 100% in the last 50 years from 500, 000, 000 to 1,300,000,000. The total amount of the population exceeds those of world in 1800, which is by the root founded in Ming and Qing dynasty .During this period, China took place the deep variety in politics, economy, society, thought and culture. At the same time, the populations come to the top of the feudalistic society. These varieties provided the important foundation and headsprings for the traditional society toward modern society . The choice of Ming and Qing dynasty when the population increased greatly could help us hold on the regulation the population changes. This article wants to attain the concern of actuality with the period and provides lessons to resolve the increasingly rigorous population problem in contemporary society.Datong is the typical representative of Yanbei literary circle, whose economy development during Ming and Qing dynasty was so prosperous, that become "northern commercial port in China ". The population development of Datong was quick, which is biggest population growth after Xiaowen emperor of Beiwei dynasty moved capital to the south. Mankind's activity to develop local nature attained the unprecedented circumstances. This text researches the ground' s population, resources and environment interaction with the method of demographic, the population history, local social history and Environment history.In the article, firstly, it carried on the quantitative analysis about population quantity in this region and this time and summarized its population characteristics. Secondly, it elaborated four aspects about natural condition and resources that the population depended on, such as the weather conditions, Water and soil resources and mineral resources. Datong's population expressed a huge population growth under the condition that natural condition and resources was bad, which should be said that it is a result that disobeys the natural normal. Thirdly the author uncovers the secret of the population growth in three aspects such as the Shanxi province whole population pressure, the support from national economy and finance. Lastly the author analyzes the contact of population, resources and environment. During Ming dynasty the cultivating policies in nine soldier towns worsened greatly the environmental change and made the originally bad natural condition worse. Under those circumstances of the depravation in the ecosystem and the resources shortage for the war consumption and lacking supports from the nation, the Datong's population appeared the stage decadence on population .Substantially speaking; it was the result of immoderation of population and resources, environments.The research on the Datong's population can uncover the secret of this...