Plagues Of Locusts In The Eastern Han Dynasty

Eastern han dynasty in ancient China history disasters happen more frequently,the locust plague is one of relatively serious natural disasters happened during this period,its social and economic life of the eastern han dynasty period have a significant impact,therefore,attaching importance to the eastern han dynasty rulers of locust plague.Of the eastern han dynasty locust plague early attention,but specializes in eastern han dynasty,there are few results of locust plague.In this paper,the main technical measures and space-time distribution of locust plague of the eastern han dynasty,order,social relief,relief thoughts of the eastern han dynasty,especially in the eastern han dynasty relief ideas put forward some new views.The first chapter mainly investigates the space-time distribution of the eastern han dynasty locusts happened.Through the locust plague occurred in the eastern han dynasty through the record of finishing,the period of locust occurrences,distribution location,time,etc,so as to determine the locusts occurrence area and summarizes the characteristics of the time of the locusts.Then,discusses the cause of the locust plague occurred in eastern han dynasty,the main weather factors,topographic factors,and human activities,etc.The second chapter investigates the locust disaster relief thoughts of the eastern han dynasty.The eastern han dynasty when the locusts are mainly Tian Qian theory and nature two order.Because influenced by thought of the Tian ren gan ying,Tian Qian theory of the eastern han dynasty,rulers,down to the officials,and the people,all convinced,formed the rid disaster system,namely through prayer way to eliminate the evil.In addition,the eastern han dynasty as well as wang chong thought of locust plague is natural law,not the punishment of god.However,the government of the eastern han dynasty is not a simple model to rid disaster,follow-up will use the way to stabilize disaster such as technical order and set mandates,governance locusts.At the same time,recently,some scholars focus on avoidance migratory locusts problems are discussed in this paper.The third chapter mainly discuss the eastern han dynasty locust control measures and social assistance.Locust plague poses a great threat to the eastern han dynasty rule,so the eastern han dynasty rulers adopted a series of measures for order,mainly distribute food,development of agricultural production,restore the corvee tax relief,it punishes poor relief officials,etc.,these relief measures from the disaster to the post-disaster reconstruction is orderly.At the same time,to the eastern han dynasty,the ancient people had mastered the rich experience in order,such as fire,deep tillage,alternate,retting kinds,snow insect-resistant method and furrowing catching locust method,etc.In brief,the eastern han dynasty,locust plague occurs mainly area of huang-huai-hai plain,time concentrated in summer and autumn season,the eastern han dynasty popular Tian Qian theory thought,of course,there are Tian Qian theory said opponents of the eastern han dynasty when the ancients had mastered the order of technology and rich experience.Based on the research of the eastern han dynasty locust plague,can be reference for the study of the eastern han dynasty later.Locust plague research as part of the environmental history studies,to provide reference for the development of industrial economy in today's society.