The Late Qing Shandong Famine Relief

Since physical geography condition is very bad , poor in natural resources,China is a frequent country of disaster down the ages. So the history that society helps in danger as a result also goes back to ancient times. From below the late Qing Dynasty , foreign invasions , frequent civil strife and natural calamities , the disaster of both natural and human origin is in succession ceaseless. The famine due to crop failures having chosen the late Qing Dynasty Shandong society helps the main body of a book in danger as the object of study.At the very beginning , this article recalled the Chinese tradition society to rescue the thought that including the reverence for elders retirement and the kind young thought that the destiny principle rang stopped the thought that the social cooperation thought that the product valley preparing for natural disasters thought.ctrine averting by prayers getting rid of thought. The thought the late Qing Dynasty society appeared a little new changes .And new trends of thought such as "to build storehouses not as good as extending the railroad and wheel boat " saying ", rich country supporting a people " saying ", paying equal attention to education and supporting " saying " appeared. The late Qing Dynasty Shandong area natural calamities is not only numerous in kind, but also high in occurrence frequency ,broad in affects range, and deep in extent of injury. In order to deal with the natural disaster the attack, the Qing government had established the relative consummation disaster relief mechanism.There are a lot of clear and definite concrete regulations in reporting and prospecting condition of a disaster , tax reduction and arrangging the victims of natural calamities. In grasps to Shandong famine due to crop failures and their mechanism, selected the most serious big drought"Dingwu Big famine"in the modern history to take the case. After the"Dingwu Big famine"occurred, entire society paid close attention to extremely. The government , popular righteousness gentry , west missionary in China went into action numerously and confusedly ,organized strength relieving the victims of a disaster. Because of the government finance is deficient and place controlling force's weakening, compared to the past this time's government's rescue had nothing worthwhile. However, popular righteousness relieves in"Dingwu Big famine"actually presented the bright time characteristic. They join an organization not only having managed the management system having relative independent character, moreover a set of comparatively standard science having taken form. And they have started one kind of brand-new famine due to crop failures helping a pattern in danger. This is that various occasions in the past famine due to crop failures in the past salvages what not be had.The characteristic that the late Qing Dynasty Shandong society famine due to crop failures helps in danger has the following to burn almost:Firstly, the government has been bringing the leading factor effect into play in society succour, but the government succour has been displaying certain degree tendency weak and degenerate-rization.Secondly, compared with relieve with the government official weak and degenerate-rization, popular societal forces grows up gradually. Thirdly,the rise relieving and the new model society the modern times who has relieved the idea innovation hastening child delivery help the late Qing Dynasty righteousness in danger with charities. The late Qing Dynasty Shandong society famine due to crop failures helps an enlightenment in danger is:firstly, we should reinforce the government's leading factor ability of helping the cause in danger to society , to build and perfect the emergency management system that famine due to crop failures helps in danger.Secondly,we should cultivate resident of a city society and bring popular societal forces positive role in helping in danger in famine due to crop failures into play. Thirdly,we need to perfect relevant legislation and Drive popular organization to transform and develop.