There were also locust plagues in ancient China, which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period at the earliest, but the records of locust plagues at that time were relatively brief. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the founding of 1949, there were about 800 times. In the long history of more than 2000 years, there are more than 800 locust plagues a year, which is really not small, that is, there will be a locust plague every 5-7 years on average. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, locust plagues became more frequent, especially during the Xianfeng period. There are locust plagues almost every year. The Qing Dynasty experienced a total of 268 years. According to relevant records, there was no locust plague only in 14 years. So there were not only locust plagues in ancient China, but also locust plagues.

Even during the Republic of China, there were three locust plagues in China, and the scale was not small, which caused very serious troubles to China's agricultural production and economy. However, what is it to say that the most serious locust plague occurred during the Xianfeng period? One of the Ten Disasters in Modern China? Most people don't know much about the plague of locusts, because it rarely happens now, but even so, we can't ignore the seriousness of the plague of locusts. First of all, locusts destroy crops very quickly, and it won't be long before agricultural production becomes useless.

In ancient China, the earlier the locust plague was recorded, the simpler it was, but it was recorded in great detail in the later period. At the beginning of the plague of locusts, people were afraid to destroy it because ancient people were superstitious. They think that locusts are sent by heaven to punish them and belong to the representative of God, so they dare not violate them. In the Tang Dynasty, locusts were listed as pests, and then people would take some measures to prevent them.

In the later period, the government began to supervise the management of locusts, so the locust disaster caused great concern at that time. Although it has rarely happened now, we still have not relaxed our vigilance. I think it is precisely because of this that our country has avoided locust plagues again and again.