The Study Of Famine Relief In Late Qing Dynasty

Famine Relief, the non-governmental charitable force, has been active in the late Qing Dynasty charity relief stage. The Jiangbei flood of1906is very serious.Famine Relief organizations involved in the whole process of help to the victims. Combing the historical features of the humanitarian relief activities,what can help us from more wide range of time to understand the historical significance of the Famine Relief. This paper tries to present the Famine Relief in the late Qing Dynasty last years of the situation. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, the article mainly divided into four parts:The first part is describing the flood disaster conditions, analysis of a higher official can not be aware of an disaster,discuss the Liang Jiang official’s effects of the flood and treatment measures. Disaster more and more serious, public opinion began to widespread concern, the people of disaster area began to flee to survive, Liang Jiang official recognized the seriousness of flood. Although officials have begun inventory account and send out relief, the effect of the official relief is not good. In desperation, the government requested Famine Relief participation, make up for the lack of official relief.The second part is the learning process of combing official relief to Famine Relief, but the poor results. In the end, the Official Relief and Famine Relief have been in cooperation.Officer Relief using the method of Famine Relief organized disaster relief activities. Unfortunately, the officials did not have a skilled team of relief work. In desperation, the government would be so resources into the Famine Relief within the framework of the operation. International Famine Relief Commission was also actively involved in disaster relief activities. In the three forces, with the collaboration of relief has achieved good results.The third part is to analyze the new changes of the late Qing Dynasty last decade of the Famine Relief fund-raising slogans and received donations on the network. The emerging forces of the late Qing Dynasty such as students, women, chambers of commerce, newspapers began to widely participate in the Charity donations, which made Famine Relief showing new features in the new era.The fourth part mainly explore Famine Relief the institutional defects of existence. Famine Relief activities from rise to the flood, had more than30years. Famine Relief fund-raising has been filling the weakness in1906. The disaster relief activities can be described as very popular Famine Relief in decline before the setting sun. The herein reason, Charity deficiencies in the system is very important. The financial system is not clear, there is no perfect incentive mechanisms all contribute to an important reason for the decline of the Charity.Compactness, this non-governmental charitable activities of the Famine Relief, unrest in the late Qing Dynasty national weakness in disaster relief, rescue victims made outstanding contributions. Famine Relief also through the relief activities obtains the legitimacy of the national identity. However, the form of co-relief hall, has fall behind in the development of the times. Unable to improve system defects, and eventually led to the decline of the Famine Relief.