清代皖江圩区自然灾害论略

Research into Natural Disasters in the Polder Regions of the River Systems in Anhui Province in the Qing Dynasty

清代皖江流域灾害多发,具有受灾面积大、受灾程度不同、水旱灾害交替发生的特点。自然灾害的产生既有自然原因,也有人为因素。自然灾害引起移民流民增加、抗粮抢粮行为发生、粮价上涨等社会问题,使得圩民生活雪上加霜,威胁了社会的安定。

In the Qing Dynasty,various natural disasters frequently befell the polder regions of the river Systems in Anhui Province and they had such features as large disastrous areas,different degrees of disasters and alternative occurrence of floods and droughts.The causes to the natural disasters include both natural and human factors.The natural disasters caused many severe social problems such as the increase of migration and refugees,the incidents of dodging tax and robbing grain,and the increase of grain pric,etc.,which aggravated the peasants＇ life and threatened the social stability.