The Research Of Jiuji Charity

After the 1900-incident,Beijing-Tianjin region has turned into a complete mess,and the people was difficult to survive.Aware of this,Lu Shufan-a gentry from Huzhoucontacted the intelligentsia and merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province to founded the Jiuji Charity with the rule of Red Cross society.This Charity be aimed at saving the suffering people in Beijing-Tianjin region.In fact,the Jiuji Charity is the first Red Cross organization founded by the Chinese themselves.The emergence of Jiuji Charity is closely related to the rapid growth of the power of charity in the south of the Yangtze river during the Ming and Qing dynasties.The appearance of Charities associations,the rise of the non-government relief of modern times and the preliminary spread of the culture of the Red Cross,is the manifestation of the growth.As the founder of Jiuji Charity,Lu Shufan was deeply effected by his father Lu Xinyuan,and keen on charity.He not only formulated the statute,set up organization,recruited staff for the Jiuji Charity,and also head of the rescue team to the Beijing and Tianjin.After two months he rescued over 5000 refugees.The rescue activities of Jiuji Charity not only won a praise from all walks of life at that time,also had a profound impact.First of all,Lu Shufan wants to found the Red cross Society of china based on the Jiuji Charity.The imagination and the effort he paid inspires others to constantly explore;Secondly,some of the Jiuji Charity's participants,inspired by the experience of Jiuji Charity and engaged in the business of the Red Cross;Finally,the success of the Jiuji Charity makes Chinese having their own Red Cross organization as possible,and provided experience and template for the seeker of the the Red Cross.Therefore,the Jiuji Charity is not only an important way of learning about the history of the Chinese Red Cross organization early development,but also the important origin of China Red Cross movement.