The Records Of Work Relief In Zhaotong,Yunnan Province And The Study Of Disaster Relief In Zhaotong,1892

Work Relief In Zhaotong,Yunnan is a record of 1892 Zhaotong famine,Long Wen was ordered to deal with Zhaotong relief work of famine documents,this document was compiled by Li Yaoting,including the relief articles,official letters,poetry couplets and government letters when Long Wen ran the relief.The author uses this document to study the disaster relief of Zhaotong in 1892,to show the situation of Zhaotong disaster and the process of Long Wen disaster relief,and to analyze the experience and lessons of Long Wen relief.Zhaotong,located in the northeast of Yunnan Province,is the main link between Yunnan and the provinces of the Central Plains.After land conversion,Zhaotong has developed rapidly and gradually become an important economic city in Yunnan Province through a series of policies and measures,such as attracting population,reclamation,introduction of high-yield crops,construction of water conservancy and development of silver and copper minerals.However,due to Zhaotong's geographical location,topography,rivers,climate and other factors,Zhaotong s natural disasters are also very frequent,especially in the Guangxu period,reached the stage of nine wastes in ten years,causing great harm to Zhaotong s economy and society.In 1892,floods and droughts continued frequently in Zhaotong,and Spring Droughts and summer floods occurred successively,which made Zhaotong people suffer terribly.In particular,the summer disaster is fierce,the rainfall is too much,the river surges,leading to river siltation,water can not be released,breaking embankments,flooding fields,forming a famine.In this case,the governor of Yunnan appointed Long Wen as a relief Commissioner and went to Zhaotong to relieve the disaster.Long Wen relief works with three things at the same time.Please pay 30,000 gold to relieve the victims,stabilize the market price,and manage the river with work instead of relief,so that the disaster situation will gradually improve.In addition to Long Wen's disaster relief,folk relief also played an important role.Local gentry represented by Li Yaoting not only actively donated money and food,but also personally participated in disaster relief,making great contributions to Zhaotong relief.Long Wen disaster relief has a tremendous impact on Zhaotong'^social and economic development,not only to save the victims of Zhaotong disaster,but also to benefit future generations.But disaster relief also has its shortcomings,such as the response to the disaster is not timely;the problem of Zhaotong floods is not completely solved by relief for work.From the perspective of future generations.Long Wen s disaster relief has both merits and shortcomings.