| Henan Province is located in the Central Plains of China, with a long history and splendid culture. Period in the Republic of China Henan province is a troubled and tragic disaster. The Great famine of Henan occurred in 1941, it is the worst famine. The Famine major disasters are drought and locusts. In the same time, the Flood, the Gale, the Hail and the Frost, they were occurred. The Great famine of Henan was starting in 1941, the Famine was developing in 1942, the Famine peak period in 1943, the Famine relief period in 1944. In this paper, the famine as a starting point, discuss the impact of famine on the rural society.The first part describes the causes and characteristics of the Great famine of Henan. On the basis sorted out of the disaster. Analysis of the causes of famine, the Famine causes of both natural factors and social factors also. The Famine causes of important factors are Japanese aggression and government corruption. And I analyzed the characteristics of the Famine.The second part outlines the government and private initiatives to address the Famine. In government, I introduced the national government and anti-Japanese base areas regime of relief measures undertaken and evaluate their. In Civil, Main highlights the social groups and individuals in the role of disaster relief.The third, fourth and fifth parts focus on the Great famine of Henan of the rural society the multiple effects produced. In population, the Famine caused by population changes, population variation, decreased quality of the population. In rural economy, it hit by the Famine, food production, lead to price fluctuations, resulting in food shortages. Meanwhile,the Famine caused by changes in production relations in the disaster area, tenancy rate increased, the annexation of land intensified, increasing the degree of exploitation. In social order, the Famine was cited social conflict, causing the victims of moral anomie, prompting disaster superstition prevalent in the disaster area and many other social problems. |
