A Brief Analysis On Cotton Planting Industry In Hebei In 1920-30s

Hebei Province is part of the North China Plain, with four distinct seasons, rain and heat over the same period, fertile land, with the development of good natural conditions of Cotton Industry. Cotton is introduced in the Song and Yuan Pei, Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic through the early sessions of the Government's advocacy and promotion, to the 20 century going into a period of rapid development. In the early twentieth century in China Cotton Industry in Hebei and development in the history of Cotton production occupies an important position, are typical and representative, the research can deepen understanding of the history of agricultural development in the Republic of China, Republic of the economy and thus deepen history, social history knowledge.Cotton is one of Hebei important economic crop, to the Republic of China, especially in the twenties and thirties, due to the rise of cotton textile industry, driven by increased demand for cotton, cotton planting interests driven to railway construction as the core of the improvement of traffic conditions as well as government, schools, financial institutions, community groups, improvement and promotion, Hebei cotton planting industry entered a rapid development period.Cotton Industry in Hebei Province during this period showed distinct characteristics. On the production side, the rapid expansion of cotton planting area and size, improved varieties of a certain quality can be further raised, the rapid increase production, the overall growth rate in the nation lead; in the cotton growing regions and areas based on the expansion, but also significantly demonstration of a centralized, regional, professional development trend of cotton increasingly common phenomenon of crowding out food crops. Cotton production during this period gradually out of the state of self-sufficiency, the characteristics of commercial production is becoming more apparent, to 1936, cotton goods rate of up to 85%. In marketing terms, mainly to the formation of multi-market system, development, and the cotton market order, a preliminary specification. Development of Cotton Industry in Hebei Province to promote the development of the rural economy and increase farmers income for the national textile industry has plenty of raw material, but also stimulating the development of related industries. But this time, there are some factors that hinder the Cotton Industry, mainly for the famine, the frequent shortage of soldiers. Farmers in the production and distribution process to the need to pay exorbitant taxes other than complicated, but also by the landlords, rich peasants, usury, the layers of middlemen who exploit.1929-1933 economic crises and then merging with domestic disasters, devastating the rural economy destruction of cotton farmers and cotton planting initiative to increase the yield per unit area had a negative impact. In cotton production and marketing process of many problems exist,Improve cotton production in Hebei will attempt to represent the government agencies to improve and achieved certain results, but the good momentum of development will soon be a war of aggression launched by Japan completely interrupted.