In Yunnan During The Qing Dynasty Population Research

Population is always closely linked with social situation, especially economic situation of certain periods, not only in history but also at present. In the past, due to poor productive forces, economic development came mainly from not the internally expanded reproduction which is featured by production, but the externally expanded reproduvtion that relys on work force. To some extent, the development of ancient economy depended on the expansion of population and reflected it. This paper tries to make a clemently analysis and study on the population of Yunnan in Qing Dynasty so that makes a better comprehension to the economic development and social situation of that time.Directed by Marxism historic theories, based on concerned population data of Yunnan in Qing Dynasty, the paper makes a comprehensive and concrete study on the population of Yunnan in Qing Dynasty by means of comparing and analyzing different time and different space, and logically reasoning.The paper is composed of six parts:The first, second and the third parts narrates the total population of Yunnan in different periods of Qing Dynasty. After textual criticism, the paper corrects some wrong records and supplements some population data, then reasons the total population of Yunnan in the early, middle, late stage of Qing Dynasty, discussing some explanations of today's experts.The fourth part to the sixth part relates every factor which influences the quantity changes and region distribution of the population of Yunnan in Qing Dynasty, and expounds national stucture and cultural situation of Yunnan's population. While discussing some traditional views which are well - known, the writer puts forward some opinions of his own. At last, the writer thinks that we should draw lessons from history and pay attention to the raise of popolation's quality in order to push the developments of society and economy of Yunnan more smothly in todoy of tapping the western regions.