民国时期灾荒频发,然而民国政府在这一时期由于内外交困,内政困顿,难以独立支撑起灾荒救济的社会责任,迫于社会的压力和当时的形势而采取了新的应对措施,即借助民间慈善组织开展灾荒救济活动,对中国灾荒救济的发展起到了巨大的推动作用。民间力量在我国古代的社会救济和灾荒赈济中一直扮演者着重要的角色。民国时期市民社会作为一股更加独立的力量相对于政府而存在,其整体实力获得了空前的发展, During the period of Republic of China, famine was frequent, however, during this period, the government of the Republic of China was difficult to independently support the social responsibility of disaster relief due to internal and external difficulties and internal hardship. Under the pressure of society and the situation at that time, new countermeasures were taken, Organizing disaster relief activities has played a huge role in promoting the development of disaster relief in China. Civilian forces have played an important role in the ancient social relief and famine relief in our country. During the Republic of China, civil society existed as a more independent force relative to the government, and its overall strength gained unprecedented development.