Abstract: Based on a systematic review of the  process excavating , organizing and digitalizing the primary sources of Chinese disaster history，this article applies an ecological historical perspective which focuses the interaction between humans and nature，and adopts the prevalent mind of big data，in order to offer critical analysis of the extensive work Chinese disaster historians have been doing on the compilation and database construction of the historical sources. On the one hand，it fully recognizes the significant contribution this work has made in developing the field of disaster history; on the other hand ,it studies its limits and inadequacy.  Furthermore，this article applies the research of the Qing Dynasty as an example and suggests a most updated blueprint for the database construction of the historical sources of Chinese disaster history.  This blueprint intends to build a public academic platform which is sustainably accumulating and expanding，for domestic and overseas scholars.