明清徽州火灾及徽商的救助

Fire Disasters in Hui Region and Hui Business People's Relief in Ming and Qing Dynasties

徽州地区的火灾具有季节集中性和地点集中性,发生的原因有人为的,也有自然的。由于徽州地区自身因素,徽州火灾的危害也极为严重。然而,具有儒士品格的徽商在火灾发生之前的预防举措和灾后的救助,使这里的火灾受害程度得以减轻。徽商对徽州地区火灾救助给予了很大的帮助。

The fire disasters in Hui region are usually seasonal and regional though it may caused by people or nature.The fire disaster here is partly due to its own characters.The business people of Hui were humanistic and often provided aid for precaution and relief after disasters and therefore ease the disasters.