In southern Guangdong, it won't snow in winter. So we can imagine that there was more than a foot of snow in Guangdong at that time, and we can imagine how cold it was! Not to mention the north, because the cold air in the south comes from the north.
There were 1 1 snowfall in Guangzhou during the 400-year Little Ice Age in Ming and Qing Dynasties. There were 72 freezing disasters recorded in the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty and 277 in Qing Dynasty. At that time, freezing disastrous weather occurred in northern, western, eastern, central and southern Guangdong. Many freezing disasters occurred in Nanhai County, dapu county, Huilai County, Xingning County, Jieyang County and Longchuan County. During this period, the snow line in Guangdong even reached the northern coastal area of Hainan Island, where the temperature actually dropped below zero.
Take Hainan, for example? Generally speaking 1606 (thirty-four years of Ming Wanli)? Hainan Qiongshan is cold in winter and six animals freeze to death. ? 1767 (thirty-two years of Qing Qianlong)? The winter frost in Wanning, Hainan is of great significance to countless people who come to Hainan from the north to warm up for the winter. Migratory birds? It should be hard for students to imagine. It is particularly noteworthy that during the period from 1245 to 1924, the main freezing disaster in Guangdong was snowfall, followed by rain and snow frost. It can be seen that snow is not uncommon for Guangdong. The snowfall during this Little Ice Age was recorded directly. Guangzhou has at least 1 1 time, Leizhou Peninsula has at least1time, and Hainan Island has at least1time, which is more than Guangzhou!
So what caused the Little Ice Age? The earth has experienced many ice ages. Some people think it is because of the orbit of the earth, others think it is because of the orbit of the sun. Judging from the duration of the ice age, it should be that there are fewer reasons for the movement of the earth, because the ice age can last for hundreds of thousands of years when the earth revolves for one year. So it should be the operation law of the solar system or the milky way. When the whole galaxy moves to a certain position, the earth's climate will be affected. The Little Ice Age in Ming and Qing Dynasties was also formed in this way, but it was not as serious as the Great Ice Age, but it also had a great influence on human activities.
The demise of the Ming Dynasty is also related to this climate change. At that time, after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, there were many famines and plagues among the people, even the soldiers guarding the city in the palace were not spared. When the rebels in Li Zicheng rushed into the palace, some soldiers were paralyzed by the plague and unable to resist.
During the Little Ice Age of Ming and Qing Dynasties, extreme weather often appeared. At that time, due to the underdeveloped scientific level and imperfect infrastructure, it was unable to cope with sudden natural disasters. Extreme weather still exists on the earth today, but we have more advanced science, technology and facilities to minimize the impact of these natural disasters.