Natural Disasters And Social Response To The Early Stage Of The Qing Dynasty In Henan Province

Henan in the history of natural disasters occurred frequently area, the early Qing Dynasty Henan has also had the water, drought and locust, and earthquake, hail and so on many kinds of natural disasters. These disasters on the Henan region economic development and people are living with great damages and influence. This article in Henan in early Qing Dynasty natural and social response to natural disasters as the research object, the general situation and characteristic, the influence of disaster, disaster origin and of the society should have done detailed research and exposition’s through the study of it, for today’s disaster prevention, disaster preparedness, disaster relief and protection of the ecological environment and provide useful reference.Generally, the structure and main contents are as follows:Part one:Natural disasters in Henan in Qing Dynasty and its characteristics. In the early Qing Dynasty, especially the Qianlong period, Chinese political stability, social stability, economic prosperity, a unified multi-ethnic country greatly strengthen, can be said to reach the peak of the development of Chinese feudal society. But as a result of this period is in the "Dynasty cosmic period", frequent occurrence of natural disasters, to the socioeconomic of Henan and other natural disasters, to the socioeconomic of Henan and other aspects caused significant influence. According to the historical data as the basis, through the discussion and list, reflect the water, drought, locust, earthquakes, hail and other disasters appear basic survey. And through this period of Henan natural disasters comparison analysis, we can see the disaster has these characteristics:all kinds of taste, a broad, especially in the flood and drought disaster; mass and concomitants; with large range.Part two:The influence of natural disaster in Henan in early Qing dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty Henan natural disaster occurred frequently, and a wide range, great harm to society, to Henan economy and society caused great impact. Therefore, the author from the economic and social two aspects to discuss the impact of natural disasters on Henan. In Henan, economic respect basically has the following three aspects of the impact of:one:Population decrease; Two, farmland destroyed; three, rising prices. The society has two effects:one, the traditional ethics moral concept of the impact of social order; two, the effect of social. Part three:In the early Qing Dynasty Henan natural disaster causes analysis. In the early Qing Dynasty Henan natural disaster occurred frequently, affecting a wide range, but also for the Henan social economy and social order has caused great impact. This is not only affected by the Henan landform, climate characteristics, rivers and other natural factors directly affect Henan in early Qing Dynasty, and the social economy, the social environment and many other social factors are closely linked. Social factors such as the early Qing Dynasty Henan population growth and blind reclamation, water conservancy not seriously and official corruption etc.Part four:Four, social coping measures. This article mainly from three aspects:one, preparedness planning, mainly including the storage policy and water conservancy project; two, the official response measures, mainly from the geological disaster report, trial and relief measures and other aspects discussed; three, folk measures, the main measures are porridge relief, price fair selling or gratuitous relief, Shi clothing application Shi coffin, bridges and weirs. In the early Qing Dynasty, these measures to the Henan disaster, disaster prevention, disaster pre made important contribution.Part five:Five, conclusion. In the early Qing Dynasty, Henan area disaster occurred frequently, to the social politics, economy, cultural aspects caused serious effect. As the Central Plains region, Henan natural disaster situation and social response, compared with other parts of the country, with a certain degree of commonality, but also has its particularity. Moreover, through to the early period of Qing Dynasty Henan natural disasters and social coping research analysis, conduce to us from a new point of view to look at the history, strengthen our disaster prevention consciousness, history, nip in the bud. Research on natural disaster and social coping with problems, in the final analysis is better to overcome natural disasters. The occurrence of natural disasters, in addition to the inevitable and natural factors, social factors are crucial, maintaining rapid economic development, social stability, and enhance people’s awareness of disaster prevention and disaster relief, reduce natural disasters to human society influence the best way.