20世纪20年代末绥远灾民自救问题研究

STUDY OF VICTIMS' SELF-SAVING IN SUI YUAN AREA IN LATE 1920S

20世纪20年代末,绥远发生了历史上罕见的严重旱灾,灾民人数占当时人口的70%以上。在政府和社会救助力度不足的情况下,为了度过饥荒,灾民们采取了不同的自救措施。一般来说,最困难的民户只能卖妻鬻子或逃荒,受灾略重的民户或是卖地卖房子或者逃荒,受灾较轻的民户尽量不卖地或者少卖地,普遍性地采取了降低生活水平的自救措施。

In late 1920s, an unusual severe drought struck Sui Yuan area. The number of drought victims took up 70% of the population. Due to the inadequate assistance offered by the government and the society, the victims took various measures to pull through the difficult times. Generally, the most difficult families were forced to sell wives and sons or to run away from home; the other less difficult families had to sell their land or houses or to flee from famine; the slightly afflicted families tried not to sell or to sell less land. They generally lowered their living standard to save themselves.