A Perspective For The History Of Regional Society: The Study Of Hubei Ferries In Qing Dynasy

Hubei obtained rapid development in Qing Dynasty, Because of social economic development, People's trip became more and more frequent, The rivers and lakes constitutes the special traffic configuration, establishment and administration of ferries and lifesaving red boat would gradually became the important social contents in this area. These all could not divided with social condition at that time, Economical development, Technical progress, Charitable thought unpopularity, All in the certain degree promoted the establishment, Time and spatial replace caused it to present the bright characteristic.As aquatic transportation important constituent part, Ferries and lifesaving red boat are not only the simple character and the utensil existence, they are related with the entire wrap movement management structure and the mechanism. According to manager's status, they used to be divided into two kinds: government operated and the managed by the people, the two mutually makes up the insufficiency, and also develops each one different destiny in the operation management.Ferries and lifesaving red boat, as an important local public enterprise, the local government and elites participated into it, Each other strength increase and decrease, has played respective vital role in the different time. Therefore, the study of management and administration about ferries and Lifesaving red boat is beneficial to profoundly survey the situation of the development of Hubei in Qing Dynasy.