Abstract: While the socalled “land of abundance”, Sichuan province, had suffered from a serious drought during 1936 to 1937 , the indifference that the government and the public showed in the first period of the drought relief process had driven the relief in an unoptimistic situation. At this crucial time, many outofprovince Sichuan residents had taken their responsibility to join in the relief process. Thanks to their participation in the relief process, the daunting situation had changed a lot as they set up relief funds, and raised money through active promotion. Besides, they also dealt with Liu Xiang and Chiang Kaishek by playing an important political role which means on one hand they helped Sichuan provincial government to get the financial support from the center government, while on the other hand, they helped the center government to take control of Sichuan province.

Key words: outofprovince Sichuan residents, Sichuan, drought, relief

摘要： 1936—1937年，素有“天府之国”美誉的四川发生了百年不遇的旱灾。旱灾初期，政府与民众普遍表现出漠视态度，救济情况不容乐观。此时，省外川人开始大规模地参与川灾救济，一定程度改变了之前的救济状况。省外川人建立了一大批川灾救济组织，积极进行宣传与筹款，扮演极为重要的救济角色。此外，省外川人周旋于刘湘、蒋介石之间，既帮助川省府获得中央经济上的支持，又一定程度上成为了中央牵制川省的帮手，扮演了重要的政治角色。

关键词: 省外川人, 四川, 旱灾, 救济