明清漳河水患与社会应对

The Flood of Zhanghe River and the Social Response in Ming and Qing Dynasty

明清两朝漳河多次决口与改道,对河南、直隶、山东三省的民生与社会造成了巨大威胁,洪水不但使城池被毁、农田被淹、庐舍被冲,而且产生了大量的灾民与人员伤亡。为应对水患,中央政府、区域社会采取了大量手段与措施予以应对,如施建水利工程、灾荒赈济、祭祀河神等,在一定程度上缓解了洪患造成的危害,保障了区域社会的稳定。

For many times, Zhanghe river burst or changed the channel in Ming and Qing dynasty, which hadcaused great menace for people, s livelihood and society in Henan, Zhili, and Shandong provinces. The flood notonly destroyed the cities, submerged the farms, rushed down the houses, but also caused casualties and produced agreat number of victims. In order to deal with the flood, the central government and local society adopted lots ofmeasures such as building up water conservancy project, relieve the famine, sacrifice for the river god etc, andthese methods alleviate the harm caused by the flood and safeguard the stability of local society.