Natural disasters and folk beliefs research in southeastern Guangxi
during the late Qing Dynasty
Abstract
China is a frequent occurrence of natural disasters nation during the late Qing Dynasty, such as floods, droughts and locust wind hail disaster after another. On the border of southeastern Guangxi which is located in the motherland, because of natural and geographical environment and social factors, almost no non-disaster years, no non-shortage years. Faced with such serious disasters, southeastern Guangxi formed a special folk beliefs, especially those related to natural disasters of belief in the gods is very prominent. Such as worship Hanshan Temple, Shek Temple , Beishan Temple and Doctor stone Temple when suffer drought, and hold tour God, God Ying; worship mountains Fenglei Cloud Temple when suffer floods; worship Fubo Temple, Liu Meng, General Temple and Sanjie Temple when occurrence of the plague of locusts; usual hope that favorable weather worship regularly. Southeastern Guangxi folk customs and beliefs of the formation and development and the occurrence of natural disasters are very closely related in southeastern Guangxi natural disasters led to customs and folk beliefs in southeastern Guangxi , customs and folk beliefs in turn affect the natural disasters occurrence and development in southeastern Guangxi. Research natural disasters and customs folk belief in southeastern Guangxi during the late Qing dynasty will help us to understand people’s psychological concepts and the concept of life before and after disaster.
Key words: the late Qing dynasty, in southeastern Guangxi, natural disasters, folk beliefs
