Water Disputes And Rural Politics Since The Qing Dynasty

Based on the western Henan irrigation inscriptions as the main data source, will be in dispute in theQing Dynasty social and historical background, the water disputes and their solutions are described andcomb. Since ancient times, water resources is poor in western Henan, water problem is always a majorproblem restricting the local agricultural development. Water resources is closely linked with people's life,is the source of agricultural development, it can be said that people 's right of existence and closelyconnected. In the west of Henan such a shortage of water resources and population numerous area, waterresource is precious, at the same time, around the water resource and water disputes have been constantly,especially since the Qing Dynasty, China in the new period of social transformation, coupled withcontinuous wars, social confusion, in the country the mob. The great social background, the water disputepresents increasing trend and complex. In addition, demographic factors and the change of ecologicalenvironment is the important factor of water source dispute intensified in western Henan. We can see thatthere is a complicated relationship between the national, local, officers and ordinary people, also the waterresources disputes management effect water resources order reconstruction, local customs and socialaspects in the process of solving water disputes. Change on water dispute and its solution is a reflection ofthe rural political change from since the Qing Dynasty.It is still weak relatively at the research on water disputes in western Henan for a long time, therefore,research on this problem can help us gain knowledge in the following points. First of all, it can enhance ourunderstanding of western Henan in modern history through the discussion of causes of water disputes inwestern Henan since Qing Dynasty. Secondly, putting the specific water disputes in the specific historicalcontext it can not only let us understand the content of social life history, but also reflect the social andpolitical change. Furthermore, water dispute mechanism and method is in change over time in westernHenan since the Qing Dynasty, discussion and analysis of the types of disputes, solution ways and solutionmechanisms help us better understand the game between the state control and local autonomy, alsocomplex social relations between the local forces and the ordinary populace. The discussion of theseproblems has important practical significance for us to deal with the state administrative law enforcement and the ordinary people, between the interests of farmland water conservancy irrigation and agriculturaldevelopment as well as the relationship between the ecological construction. Changes of water disputes Inwestern Henan actually reflect the social aspects of change, for the study of this problem, we can observesocial changes of western Henan from the social history, especially the rural political changes, andtreatment of water disputes has meaning for today's socialist new countryside construction in some degree,taking history as a mirror and handling all types of practical problems better.