唐五代江南城市的发展过程中,曾经遭到过各种各样灾害的侵袭,水灾、火灾和疫病是其中比较重要的灾害。城市灾害不断,为害程度严重,对城市的发展产生了一定的负面影响。江南城市灾害的多发,除了自然原因外,与江南城市的选址、城市人口数量的增加和人员流动性增大、城市建设上的缺陷等因素有一定的关联。城市灾害发生后,江南城市进行了积极的救助,在城市建设上也有一定的预防意识和措施。
The cities in South China used to receive attacks of varieties of calamities with floods,fire accidents and diseases as the leading ones in their development in the Tang and the Five Dynasties. Serious damage caused by repeated urban disasters made certain negative effects on urban development. Nevertheless,in addition to natural reasons,causes for frequent disasters in cities in South China were varied,including poor location of cities,increase of the urban population and great circulation of people,defects in urban construction and whatever. Whenever a disaster happened,the cities in South China would take active relief actions. They also had certain precautious consciousness and measures in urban construction.