民国时期,由于自然条件差,经济落后,军阀混战封建剥削等原因,西北地区一直处于贫困落后状态,缺乏抵御自然灾害的能力。而鸦片种植面积扩大导致耕地面积减少,烟税繁重,沉重的赋税、杂捐等则共同加重了社会脆弱性,进一步降低了民众防灾水平和能力,使得西北地区陷入贫困和灾荒交替的恶性循环中。 During the period of the Republic of China, due to the poor natural conditions, the backward economy and the warlord feudal exploitation, the northwest region was in a state of poverty and backwardness and lacked the ability to resist natural disasters. The opium cultivation area led to a decrease in arable land, heavy taxes, heavy taxes, miscellaneous donations and so are aggravated the social vulnerability, further reducing the level of disaster prevention and ability and ability, making the northwest into a vicious circle of alternating poverty and famine in.