1890s Straight Famine And Famine Policy,

There had a lot of the disasters and famines in the late Qing. How the relief measure having been acted is very important for the relieving effects on the famine. The author selects the district of ShunZhi in 90's 19C(from Guangxu sixteen to twenty-six) to make a brief study. Excepting for introducing the learning situation in the surface and selecting consideration, the main part have been divided three selections.First is about the situation of disasters in the district of ShunZhi. Beginning with the explaining the disaster traits, including the many kinds, high frequency and wide scope. Following analyze the disaster reasons, including the natural and social reasons. It shows that disaster was often related with misfortune. And then the author investigates the direct effect for the disaster on the economy, polity and social security, emphasizing the necessary of the relief measures.The second is mainly about the some project of relief measure which thecentral and province government had acted,(such as water conservancy project,grain reserve, relive succor and exempt, etc). The author make a detailed explain about these measures. On the whole, the relief measures refer to the policies and measures of reliving famines.In order to understand its development. It is necessary to give some relation for its situation in the past, On the other hand, author explain real situation with the government's action, for the rules is not equal to reality. There was about contrastion through some facts between them, explaining the different and accordance.The third, the author makes a brief evaluation of the relief measures in ShunZhi in 90'sl9C The government paied a close attention for this district because of its special political geography and the relief measure received some results. But its abuse and limitation also cannot be neglected.