The Great Drought of 1928-1930 in the Guanzhong Region and the Local Adjustment
From 1928 to 1930,a rare drought broke out in the Guanzhong area.The drought,caused by insufficient precipitation and other climate changes,rapidly worsened amidst man-made scourges such as excessive corruption,a struggle for power between the national government and warlords,and a collapse in food production due to widespread poppy cultivation.Under the double pressure of natural and man-made disasters,the fragile ecological environment in the Guanzhong region was further imbalanced.A large number of people died in the drought,resulting in a severe shortage of rural labor,serious abandonment of arable land,and the near-collapse of rural economic order.This drought has had a very devastating effect on people's material and spiritual life.In the face of the drought,the Nanjing National Government and the local government of Shaanxi Province implemented a series of adjustment policies,among which the adjustment of the agricultural planting structure,the construction of water conservancy projects,and the rural cooperative movement not only enabled the farmers in Guanzhong region to recover from the drought quickly,but also strengthened people's ability to withstand the disaster in the future.After the disaster,the general public also actively developed the sideline to make up for the shortage of agricultural production.They recognized the value of solidarity and cooperation in the disaster environment,and began to transition from traditional decentralized management to modern-style collective collaboration.Drought,previously a major disaster in Guanzhong,now an important source of power to promote local social changes because effective measures by the government and the people not only reduced the social vulnerability to drought in Guanzhong area,but also promoted the modernization process of water conservancy,agriculture and even the whole society in this area.It also sheds some light on the prevention and relief work in the future.
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