Chinese famine of 1906–1907
| Chinese famine of 1906–1907 | |
|---|---|
 This famine victim in China, approximately 1907, became a beggar on the street.[1] | |
| Country |  Qing China |
| Location | Anhui, Honan and Kiang-Su provinces[1] |
| Period | 1907 |
| Total deaths | up to 25 million |
| Death rate | 10% |
| Relief |  Thousands of tons of food donated (mostly private donations)[1] |
| Consequences | Contribution to unrest leading to the Xinhai revolution[1] |
The Chinese famine of 1907 was a crisis in northern China.[2][3][4]
The famine began due to excessive rains, the worst in 40 years, during the growing season of 1906, which led to crop failures across the Anhui, Honan and Kiang-su provinces. These persistent rains flooded over 40,000 square miles (100,000 square km) of land.[1]
Bill Kte'pi estimated that 10 percent of the population of northern Jiangsu and parts of central China may have died, and put the death toll as possibly being as high as 25 million people, which would make it is the second-worst famine in recorded history.[3][4] The Argus, a contemporary Australian newspaper, likewise reported on 22 February 1907 that "Ten millions of Chinese" were suffering, and that half of them were doomed to death unless measures would be adopted to save them.[5]
On 26 June 1907, The Argus reported that the crisis was at an end.[6]
External links
- Study on Flood Relief in Northern Jiangsu on the 32nd Year of the Reign of Emperor Guangxu (1906)
- CHINESE FAMINE A PERIL.; American Consul Predicts Dangerous Outcome of Terrible Conditions.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief. SAGE Publications. 2011. pp. 69, 70. ISBN 978-1-4129-7101-0.
- ^ Dianda, Bas. Political Routes to Starvation: Why Does Famine Kill?.
- ^ a b Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief (K. Bradley Penuel, Matt Statler ed.).
- ^ a b "Chinese Famine (1907)". sk.sagepub.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "FAMINE IN CHINA". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1907-02-25. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ "CHINA'S FAMINE". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 1907-06-26. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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