【摘要】 晚清中国虽然难以维持18世纪建立起来的、整体上由国家掌控的一整套社会救济机制，但在西方冲击和社会转型的驱动下，社会救济事业也出现了一些为以往时代所没有的新气象。这主要表现在救荒机制的多元化、备荒仓储的社会化和慈善事业的公益化。这些情况表明，晚清中国的社会救济事业一方面日渐脱离主要依靠国家力量的旧式轨道，另一方面在创造性融合本土和外来因素的基础上，生成了一系列颇具新兴意味的社会救济事业，从而构成了近代社会转型的有机组成部分。更多还原

【Abstract】 The Chinese social relief system, which worked well and was controlled by the state in the eighteenth century, became more and more difficult to sustain during the late Qing period. Impacted by the West and driven by China’s domestic social transformation, however, the Chinese social relief system embarked on some new development unseen before, which is embodied in diversified famine relief mechanisms, the socialization of famine relief granaries, and the development of inclusive philanthropy. The above development is a testament to the fact that the social relief system of late Qing gradually moved away from the old, state-dominated model and became an integral part of the social transformation in modern China.更多还原