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Charity spontaneous organization carried out by private individuals or groups, and thevoluntary broad participation of members of society, civil rescue calamity or unfortunatecrowd of social behavior.Are far more than the history of the dynasty, the frequent natural disasters, whetherit is the type or frequency of each period, which not only bring untold sufferings to thepeople, but also a serious threat to the feudal rule. Faced with this situation, the theGuangxu government follow the example of the former government has been formedFamine Administration system, carry out certain prepare against natural disasters andfamine. But to suffer severe situation: external imperialist aggression continue to causethe volatile situation; weak internal national political power, financial emptiness,therefore no adequate human and financial resources in the event of a disaster quicklyrelief, plus relief cumbersome procedures, official corruption, officials it does notpositive for disaster prevention and relief, even pocket the money, so that the country as awhole showed hysteresis and weakness in disaster relief.The the Official Relief powerless, make charitable relief from civil forces have beenprominent. Ding Famine history rare big famine relief the weakness of the Qinggovernment prompted serious famine in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, non-governmentalforces mass into disaster relief. The relief of the three regions, apart from the local gentry,the foreign missionaries to China for the first time carried out a large-scale famineassistance, a successful paradigm, not only to the local Chinese non-governmentalcharitable to China Famine into the worldwide, China’s Famine Administration beganmodernization.With the input of the modern concept of charity, as well as foreign missionaries reliefactivities, China’s non-governmental charitable toward modernization, cross-regionalrelief Jiangnan Charity Relief boarded the stage of history of famine relief. Theyadvanced lessons missionary relief, the relief gradually institutionalized and standardized,and the formation of their own set of system played an important role in the dynasty yearsof famine relief, and, ultimately, has been recognized by the government, to become theOfficial Relief dependent on an effective force.Now time to time suffered disaster, there are some vulnerable groups need assistance.From the dynasty years, non-governmental charitable activities, can provide someexperience and enlightenment for our charity today: First, the government should encourage and support the participation of non-governmental forces in disaster relief andother social assistance activities. Second, we should establish an open, transparent andcharitable institutions and systems. Finally, we should abandon the narrow nationalistideas to strengthen international cooperation, and seek international assistance. TheChinese government and people should work together with the international communityto strengthen exchanges and cooperation to jointly cope with various challenges, andcontinue to promote building harmonious world of peace and prosperity.
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