In the period 1911-2012 China underwent drastic changes,and
emerged from weakness to revival,from tradition to modernity.These
significant changes were unprecedented in China,as they affected
all walks of life.The book vividly showcases this dynamic
progression of changes in more than four hundred pictures,aided by
pithy narration.It tells how the general public led their lives in
this period,as well as their aspirations in that changing
society.This book is an accessible and beneficial read for everyone
to understand China''s past,identify with its present and look to
its future.
關於作者:
Wang Xu was born in 1982 in Beijing.He graduated with a Ph.D
from the School of History of Beijing Normal University.He is now a
lecturer at the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC.He
is engaged in the study of modern Chinese history and Chinese
social history in the 20th century.He has published several
academic papers in domestic journals and been involved in
major research programs sponsored by the National Social Science
Fund.His works include the Life of the Descendents of Chiang
Kai-shek (under the pseudonym Yu Xi).
目錄:
Chapter 1
A Difficult Start (1911-1927)
A Difficult Start
Changes in Clothing Fashions
Agriculture, Commerce and Daily Life
Chanaes in Family Life
Transportation
Urban Transformation
New Culture
Artistic Revival
Chapter 2
Years of Crisis (1928-1949)
Economic Development
Urban Landscape
Lifestyle
National Education
Films and Operas
Anti-Japanese War
Economic Hardships
Liberation of the Farmers
Chapter 3
A New World (1950-1965)
Transportation
Industry
Society
Urban Landscape
Lifestyle
Education
Culture
Chapter 4
Freeze-Frame of a Symbolic Era(1966-1976)
A Fiery Era
Chapter 5
Catching Up with theWorld (1977-2000)
Tidal Wave of the Era
Wave of Economic Growth
Food Priority
Return of Beauty
Transportation
Marriage and Family
Education
Sports and Entertainment
Films, Music and Performances
Chapter
Merging with the World(2001-2012)
Transportation
Fashion Leaders
Modern Industry and Agriculture
New Urban Landscape
Lifestyle
內容試閱:
One hundred years went by from the 1911 Revolution to 2011.The
year 2012 marks another 100 years since the end of the Qing Dynasty
in 1912.This past century has been full of twists and turns.As Li
Hongzhang,a Chinese general and statesman of the late Qing
Empire,wrote in 1872: "This is a great change unprecedented in the
3,000 years of Chinese history" However,it was only the
beginning.The 20th century saw drastic and complete changes spread
across China.Even in the 21st century we can still feel the
momentum of these changes,and are spurred on by their impact.
As we look back at this volatile 100 years,we can''t help asking:
What exactly were the changes? This book tries to answer that
question through a palette of daily-life pictures.
On the evening of October 10,1911,gunshots were fired in Wuchang
City,and the centuries of dynastic rule quickly came to an
end.China opened a brand-new chapter in its history.However, the
road ahead was still full of hardships in spite of the founding of
the Republic of China.The country was tortured by secession and
unrest while waiting for a revolution and rebirth.The wave
of "modernization" challenged every corner of old China.Men''s
pigtails were cut off and the binding of girls'' feet was forbidden
by law.Loose robes with wide-open sleeves and large belts swiftly
dropped out of fashion.Cities with foreign-style buildings sprang
up.