Tao Shu By the fifteenth year of Daoguang (1835), Tao Shu had served two terms as the governor, and finally he and Lin Zexu, who was the governor of Jiangsu, built the Fengbei Yicang with the address in Jiangning and Suzhou. Historically, this disaster relief warehouse aided by the private office was named "Changyuan Wufeng Bi Yicang", and for more than 20 years from 1835 to 1860, this Yicang effectively played the role of disaster relief in the year of drought. [Original text ]
[return >>>] Ancient Chinese philanthropist "Kindness and charity" has always been a highly regarded virtue in Chinese society, not only the state has long had a system of saving the famine and caring for the elderly and the young, but also charitable relief acts by individuals, clans, and religious groups have emerged one after another. Historically, civil forces have played an important role in disaster relief, especially after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and even become the dominant force.
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