【英文摘要】Compared with the Hah Dynasty, the plague of locusts was slightly weaker in the Wei, Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but it was still one of the greatest natural calamities of this period. As it was generally colder especially in winter, successive plagues of locusts were rare. But the plague of locusts extended to more areas. The number of years when the plague of locusts happened increased obviously in You,Ji and south of the Chang-Jiang River. Influenced by the calamity idea in Chun Qiu, people relied on manpower to catch and kill the locusts, meanwhile, the new method to change the farming structure was also used. During the period of the Wei, Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, an era of disorder, wars were closely related with the chain of calamities including plague of locusts.
【关 键 词】魏晋南北朝/蝗灾
the Wei/Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties/plague of locusts