Abstract: From the autumn and winter of 1928 to the spring of 1929, a plague occurred in Suiyuan. In 1918, there was also a very serious plague in this region, but their results were radically different from each other. That is because although the epidemic in 1928 spread in the early stage, it was controlled effectively with the support of the Ministry of Health after the establishment of the provincial administration which was transformed from a special region. In view of the outbreak, authorities of Suiyuan established a special epidemic prevention system network at the provincial and local levels, and the main leading personnel of the province went to the front line of epidemic prevention for investigation and guidance. Relying on and making use of the technology, advice, medicines and other important resources supplied by epidemic prevention experts sent by the Ministry of Health, the provincial authorities also formulated scientific, strict and effective epidemic prevention and treatment policies, such as banning digging rat food, disinfection, medical treatment, isolation, publicity and so on, which constrained the plague in a “dot” without wide spread and finally wiped out this epidemic in early March 1929. The most noteworthy aspects in its governance can be summarized as “the harmonious cooperation of people”, “the peaceful and stable environment” and “the scientific prevention and control”.

Key words: plague epidemic in Suiyuan, epidemic governance, scientific prevention and treatment, harmonious cooperation, peaceful and stable environment