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Chinese Famine Of 1906–1907
The Chinese famine of 1906–1907 struck the middle and lower course of Huai River in Qing Dynasty from Autumn 1906 to Spring 1907, administratively in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu provinces. This Chinese famine was directly caused by the 1906 China floods (April–October 1906), which hit the Huai River particularly hard and destroyed both the summer and autumn harvest. Between 20 and 25 million people died. Affected area Northern Anhui On 21 December 1906, ''Shen Bao'' reported 16 counties in northern Anhui to have particular high mortalities. As cited in The edict by Emperor Guangxu on 9 February 1907 waived agricultural taxes to 40 counties in northern Anhui. The 40 counties were: Northern Jiangsu On 29 November 1906, Duanfang, the Viceroy of the Two Yangtze Provinces requested Emperor Guangxu to permit Jiangsu to redirect the imperial taxes to disaster relief. He cited 13 counties to be disaster-stricken. Death toll The primary sources only report fatalities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. At its height of power, the empire stretched from the Sea of Japan in the east to the Pamir Mountains in the west, and from the Mongolian Plateau in the north to the South China Sea in the south. Originally emerging from the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin dynasty founded in 1616 and proclaimed in Shenyang in 1636, the dynasty seized control of the Ming capital Beijing and North China in 1644, traditionally considered the start of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty lasted until the Xinhai Revolution of October 1911 led to the abdication of the last emperor in February 1912. The multi-ethnic Qing dynasty Legacy of the Qing dynasty, assembled the territoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duan Fang
Duanfang (; 20 April 1861 – 27 November 1911), courtesy name Wuqiao (), was a Manchu politician, educator and collector who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was a member of the Tohoro () clan and the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners. Life Duanfang was actually Han Chinese even though he was under a Manchu banner. Some Han Chinese joined Manchu banners directly, instead of joining the separate Han Chinese banners. Han Chinese in the Manchu banners became Manchucized. The Manchu White Banner were joined by some Zhejiang Han Chinese with the family name Tao who defected to the Manchus towards the end of the Ming dynasty. Their last name was changed to the Manchu sounding "Tohoro". Duanfang was one of their descendants. The Manchu bannermen typically used their first/personal name to address themselves and not their last name, while Han bannermen used their last name and first in normal Chinese custom. Duanfang followed the Manchu custom. Duanfang passed the Imperial Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disasters In Jiangsu
A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. ''Natural disasters'' like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by natural hazards. ''Human-made disasters'' like oil spills, terrorist attacks and power outages are caused by people. Nowadays, it is hard to separate natural and human-made disasters because human actions can make natural disasters worse. Climate change also affects how often disasters due to extreme weather hazards happen. Disasters usually hit people in developing countries harder than people in wealthy countries. Over 95% of deaths from disasters happen in low-income countries, and those countries lose a lot more money compared to richer countries. For example, the damage from natural disasters is 20 times greater in developing countries than in industrialized countries. This is because low-income countries often do not have well-built build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In China
Events from the year 1907 in China. Incumbents *Guangxu Emperor (33rd year) Viceroys * Viceroy of Zhili — Yuan Shikai then Yang Shixiang * Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Ding Zhenduo then Songshou * Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Zhidong then Zhao Erxun * Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Shengyun * Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhao Fu then Cen Chunxuan then Zhang Renjun * Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Chunxuan then Xiliang * Viceroy of Sichuan — Xiliang then Zhao Erfeng then Chen Kuilong * Viceroy of Liangjiang — Duanfang Events * April 20 — Due to the Northeast area of the Great Qing established the administrative regions, Zhu Jiabao was appointed as Governor of Jilin Province. * China Centenary Missionary Conference * Peking to Paris automobile race Births *May 14 - Bo Gu and Gao Zhihang *July 5 - Yang Shangkun *July 14 - Xiao Ke *September 10 - Song Shilun *December 5 - Lin Biao Deaths *July 7 - Xu Xilin *July 15 - Qiu Jin Qiu Jin (; 8November 187515July 1907) was a Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 In China
Events from the year 1906 in China. Incumbents *Guangxu Emperor (32nd year) Viceroys * Viceroy of Zhili — Yuan Shikai * Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Duanfang then Zhou Fu then Ding Zhenduo * Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Zhidong * Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Shengyun * Viceroy of Liangguang — Cen Chunxuan then Zhou Fu * Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Ding Zhenduo then Cen Chunxuan * Viceroy of Sichuan — Xiliang * Viceroy of Liangjiang — Duanfang Events * April 27 - Chinese representative Tang Shaoyi and the British Ambassador to China, Ernest Mason Satow, formally signed the Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet. Britain agreed not to occupy Tibet and not to interfere in Tibetan politics. Births * Fei Mu Fei Mu (October 10, 1906 – January 31, 1951), also romanised as Fey Mou, was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era. His '' Spring in a Small Town'' (1948) was declared the greatest Chinese film ever made by the Hong Kong Film Crit ... - O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Famines In China
This is a List of famines in China, part of the series of list of disasters in China by death toll, lists of disasters in China. Between 108 BC and 1911 AD, there were no fewer than 1,828 recorded famines in China, or once nearly every year in one Provinces of China, province or another. The famines varied in severity. Famines in China Responding to famines In China, famines have been an ongoing problem for thousands of years. From the Shang dynasty (16th–11th century BC) until the founding of modern China, chroniclers have regularly described recurring disasters. There have always been times and places where rains have failed, especially in the northwest of China, and this has led to famine. It was the task of the Emperor of China to provide, as necessary, to famine areas and transport foods from other areas and to distribute them. The reputation of an emperor depended on how he succeeded. National famines occurred even when the drought areas were too large, especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Call
''The San Francisco Call'' was a newspaper that served San Francisco, California. Because of a succession of mergers with other newspapers, the paper variously came to be called ''The San Francisco Call & Post'', the ''San Francisco Call-Bulletin'', ''San Francisco News-Call Bulletin'', and the ''News-Call Bulletin'' before the name was finally retired after the business was purchased by the ''San Francisco Examiner''. History ''The Call'' was founded on December 1, 1856, by five printers: James J. Ayers, David W. Higgins, Charles F. Jobson, Llewellin Zublin, and William L. Carpenter. Between December 1856 and March 1895 ''The San Francisco Call'' was named ''The Morning Call'', but its name was changed when it was purchased by John D. Spreckels. In the period from 1863 to 1864 Mark Twain worked as one of the paper's writers. It was headquartered at Newspaper Row (San Francisco), Newspaper Row. The ''Morning Call'' was reported purchased by Charles M. Shortridge of the ''San Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Herald
The ''Christian Herald'' was an American weekly newspaper reporting on topics relevant to Evangelical Christianity, with an emphasis on engaging with humanitarian causes at home and abroad. It was inspired by the London-based newspaper which ceased publication in 2006. Under the leadership of Louis Klopsch, the ''Herald'' sponsored a variety of domestic ministries, including The Bowery Mission and Mont Lawn Camp. History A take on the London-based newspaper of the same name, the American ''Herald'' was started in 1878 in New York City by business manager Joseph Spurgeon (a cousin of Charles H. Spurgeon) and editor Dr. B. J. Fernie after they conceived the idea with Rev. Michael P. Baxter, the founder of the original London-based paper. Along with the newspaper, Spurgeon also ran a charity under the same auspices devoted to poor relief and evangelizing. Thomas De Witt Talmage served as editor from 1890 to 1902. In 1898, the ''Herald'' was purchased by Louis Klopsch, who furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
