Research About The New Policies Of Rehe Region In Late Qing Period

The new policies in late Qing period is an important subject in the modernhistory of china, the study of regional new policies attach importance toacademic report in recently years. The new policies of Rehe region in late Qingperiod has not been explored so far. Thus the deep and systematic research onRehe's new policies is not only of important historical meaning, but also ofrealistic meaning to the social reform of places.In 1901, at the domestic trouble and foreign invasion, the Qing governmentpromulgated the edicts to carrying out the new policies, which involved suchrealm as politics, economy, military, culture and education. Rehe was caused thehigh attention because of important geographical and turbulent situation, askingRehe region reform to change present situation, first, it could resist invasionfrom Russia and strong frontier defense; second, it could change the turbulentsituation. In the case, many officials responded it positively, they put forwardtheir advices.As a borderland of china, Rehe region was so poor and undeveloped; it was obviously different from other province in such aspects as geographic position,nature environment, humanity customs etc, so it is different from other provinceabout carrying out the new policies. The content involved reclaiming Mongolianland, reforming education, politics, developing industry and commerce and soon.The new policies of Rehe region was an all-round and system reform in it'shistory, it caused deep influence to Rehe region. It promoted social improvement,development of productive forces of Rehe region, renewing of sense andcontroling of government. But, the new policies came up against difficulties also.It in Rehe region was limited due to shortage of finance, turbulance ofsociety, replace of leaders. In the same time, because of the faults that The newpolicies couldn't overcome, it also brought many social problems: complexsocial contradictory for every class's benefit; and quality of leaders was low, theyseized an opportunities to search for the people's common property, people wasexpoited and squeezed cruely, and corruptions became popular, causedcomplains and heart everywhere; the land changed sand, the ecology balancewas destoryed because of reclaiming mongolian land blindly and excessively.Finally, I simply summarized the new policies in Rehe region, thronglessons of the new policies; I raised enlightenment to the modernization socialreform in present.