清咸丰十年(1860年),中国内忧外患,朝廷腐败成风,人民流离失所。这一年,江苏清河县(老淮阴市,今淮安市),旧时习惯称清江浦,更陷入了天灾人祸并存的年代,人民再遭浩劫。咸丰元年(1851年),黄河决,洪泽湖、六塘河大溢。咸丰二年(1852年),又是一场赤地千里的大旱。水灾连旱灾,持续到咸丰六年(1856年)。大旱之年,又有蝗灾。淮河流域飞蝗蔽日,江淮千里树皮皆尽,远望如白练 Qing Xianfeng ten years (1860), China’s internal and external problems, the court corruption, the people displaced. This year, Qinghe County, Jiangsu (old Huaiyin City, now Huaian City), used to call Qingjiangpu, but also fell into the era of natural disasters and man-made coexistence, people suffered another catastrophe. Xianfeng first year (1851), the Yellow River, Hongze Lake, Liutangheyi. Xianfeng two years (1852), but also a thousand miles of red earth drought. Floods and even drought continued until Xianfeng six years (1856). The year of drought, another locust disaster. Huaihe River locust swarms shelter, Jianghuai Trinidad bark are done, Yuanlv, such as white practice