A Study Of Guizhou Charity In The Period Of The Anti-Japanese War

Charity is a social act, which is a noble and selfless dedication acts by civil groups and individual voluntary organized and operated, no-obligated and no-returned to help the community encountered in the disaster or misfortune. Although charitable organizations'primary characteristic is folk., its type also can be divided into quasi-government-run charitable organizations and civil charitable organizations.Guizhou charity started in the Ming dynasty, and in the Qing dynasty had a greater development. The charitable organizations of different functions established generally. Charitable organizations tried to find sources, Church of Guizhou had also actively participated in charitable activities. Guizhou charity developed difficultly and emerged contemporary factors after Xinhai in the period of Guizhou local warlords'rule .During the Anti-Japanese War ,Guizhou charity had a great development. On the one hand, Japan invaded Guizhou ,Refugees influxed , the frequent famine all urgently need the Guizhou charity follow close the step on the time; On the other hand, the national government also promote Guizhou charity development. In the Anti-Japanese War ,charitable organizations were mainly categoried the following: traditional charities, Shantang,Shanhui; church charitable organizations; national, worldwide charitable organizations'branch in Guizhou; Relief Centres.In the Anti-Japanese War, Guizhou charitable organizations frequently operated charitable activities . Traditional charities, Shantang,Shanhui endeavoured to carry out charitable activities; Christianity, Buddhism, Islam actively joined education charity and medical assistance charity and other charitable activities; Guizhou Branch of Chinese Wartime Child-care Centre and Guizhou Nurse Centres endeavoured to children-refugees'relief; Guiyang Branch of World Red卍 Society actively carried out medical relief ,small loans and other charitable activities during the period of the Anti-Japanese War. The relief unit of the Red Cross Society of China stationed in Guiyang Tuyunguan had complete organizations, scientific management. It had dispatched more than 100 medical teams operating medical relief, Accompanied the armed forces to the battlefield;The relief unit of the Red Cross Society of China also took part in diseases prevention and control, Training health care professionals no-obligated, and involved in refugee relief actively. Guizhou Relief Centres paid attention to strengthen its system building. They were in the charge of the traditional charitable organizations'duties of the poor adoption,also took part in refugees charity. During the Anti-Japanese War, Guizhou charitable cause had two prominent characteristic: Firstly, refugee relief was Guizhou charitable activities'central content; Secondly, the National government controlled the charitable organizations step by step, State power expanded to the area of charities. During the Anti-Japanese War ,Guizhou charity had made great achievements, but also left some deficiencies.