The Pension And Praise System Of Nanjing Government

As a social security system, the pension and praise system in our cou ntry has a long history. It was set up by the government for the people wh o made great sacrifices for the country, including two aspects:the materia1reward and the spiritual reward. About the pension and praise system, it could be traced back to the Xizhou dynasty, spreading the information in words, inscription in every generation. Pension in ancient China, the main targets of praise was killed or wounded soldiers and their families, the main way of pension praise for those soldiers who died was buried and rewarded the military in order to improve the social status, etc.Up to the period of the republic of China, the pension and praise syste m had formed a relatively complete and independent system. The most important historical events in China during this period were the Xinhai Revolution and the Anti-Japanese War. So the pension and praise system of Nanjing government this article discussed was focused on Xinhai Revolution, Anti-Japanese martyrs. Xinhai martyrs is the sacrifice in Xinhai Revolution, including the sacrifice in the battle before and after the revolution; the anti-Japanese martyrs, including the "9.18incident" to the victory of the war, the martyrs sacrifice for resistance to Japan invasion. The Nanjing government pension and praise system was more diversification, one of the most basic is to release the funeral expenses and pension. Pension was divided into annual pension and once pension, according to the discretion of the position and contribution of size classification. In addition to the distribution of pension, the Nanjing national government commemorated the martyrs by setting up a revolution and revolutionary memorial day and memorial shrine; the government explicitly approving the affirmation and praise of martyrs feats; to make the martyrs remembered forever by establishing cemetery, holding funeral rites and state funeral; to solve the problem of martyrs children’s education by setting up the national revolutionary army children school.Nanjing government’s the pension and praise policy was played an irreplaceable role in the process of Chinese history; it made great contribution in stabilizing the state, promoting the social stability and unity, enhancing the battle effectiveness and cohesive force as well as stimulating the enthusiasm of the people to serve their country. It also played an important role in improving the country’s social security system and the law. In addition, the pension and praise policy also acted a model for the construction of our modern social security system.