Author(s)

Meng Wang

School of Politics and Law, Sichuan University of Arts and Science, Dazhou, China.

There are many causes for white lotus rebellion occurred in Dong Xiang county in Sichuan province in the mid-Qing Dynasty. For example, more people and less land, low average yield and lack of effective measures to withstand natural disasters. Though the royal government exempted the taxes and duties many times, the lower class still lived with hardship. The contradictions between the officials and the people were intensified by the greedy local officials’ blackmail, and as a result, the rebellion leaded by Wang San-Huai broke out.

The Mid-Qing Dynasty, Sichuan, Dong Xiang County, The Human-Land Relationships

Wang, M. (2019) The Primary Exploration of the Human-Land Relationships in Dong Xiang County of Sichuan in the Mid-Qing Dynasty. Advances in Historical Studies, 8, 107-113. doi: 10.4236/ahs.2019.82008.