Based On The Economic Perspective Of Xiangxi District Bandits Research (1912-1951)

Bandits phenomenon could trace back to the ancient times, and it has different forms in different times. Since the modern times, great changes had taken place in political, economical and social environment under the pressure from the abroad and China, which made the bandits reach the climax. That is to say, the scale is unprecedented, no matter from the high number, the general effects, the widespread distribution and the high degree of organization.Bandits phenomenon tends to be more obvious and typical in Xiangxi district, which as a severely stricken area. And Xiangxi district became a good place to develop bandits forces on account of the geographical environment, complex ethnic composition, special politics and economic conditions.Bandits as a special local armed forces in Xiangxi during the period of Republic of China, their emergence reflected the complicated politics. Besides, the nature disaster and deformity of economic structure became the economical basis of its existence. In a specific period of time, Xiangxi bandits was survival in all kinds of power struggle, in turn, they also became the objects of all powers to strive for, so they brought great impact on Xiangxi.Bandits in Xiangxi reflected a period of politics, economy, culture, military and other aspects in Xiangxi area. In addition, they also showed its own characteristics, including farmers bandits, political bandits, Swashbuckler and cruel officials, etc, which were due to the different generation mode and era features.From the basic situation of Xiangxi bandits during the period of the Republic of China, we can see its development of twists. And its activity also had brought great impact on political, economic, social, cultural and other aspects in Xiangxi, especially on the economic development, which had brought great damages.From the perspective of economic development, Xiangxi bandits originated from the slowly economic development and deformity of the economic development level. Meanwhile, the severity of bandits phenomenon also made the trend of economical development turn worse and worse. Therefore, solving the bandits and must focus on the economic root of its development. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the destruction of the Xiangxi bandits also reflected this profound the economic problems behind the social background.Therefore, studying the bandits from the economic perspective, it is of great help to know about Xiangxi district to avoid the misunderstanding of it. Furthermore, it will be also useful to strengthen the national unity, stabilize the social order, and promote the local economy development.