清代湖南地区溺女现象与政府救助

The Phenomenon of Drowning Female Infants in Hunan Region In the Qing Dynasty and the Government's Rescue

清代湖南地区普遍存在溺女现象,不仅延续时间长,而且分布地域广。尽管地方政府为制止溺女行为发布了很多禁令,并且修建了育婴堂,但是收效不大。清代湖南地区解决溺女问题失败的原因有以下四点:政府禁令缺乏足够的威慑力;政府缺乏充足的资金来源;士绅的经济实力有限;重男轻女观念没有改变。

The phenomenon of drowning girls in Hunan Region is common in the Qing Dynasty,whichnot only lasts for a long time,but also has a wide distribution.Although local governments have imposed manybans and built nursery houses to curb the practice,the results have been modest.There are four reasons forthe failure：the lack of deterrence,the lack of sufficient funding,the limited economic power of the gentry,andthe lack of a change in patriarchal attitudes.