This book is the first general history of modern Chinese social life. From the perspective of social and cultural history, this book comprehensively and systematically describes the historical process and panoramic picture of the changes in Chinese social life from 1840 to 1949. From the opening of trade after the Opium War to the founding of New China for more than a hundred years, Chinese society has undergone drastic changes. Social life, as the basis of all people's activities, interacts with changes in politics, economy, and culture, and together constitutes the historical torrent of the modern transformation of Chinese society. With the changes in society in various periods, the vast number of people who are dominated by cities and who live at the forefront of changes in social life have undergone tremendous changes in their material lives such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, social interactions, customs, leisure and entertainment and other cultural lives. The lives of the Chinese people have changed from the traditional agricultural lifestyle integrating urban and rural areas to the modern urbanization and commercial lifestyle dominated by cities and dual urban and rural areas. Social life is not only the foundation and soil for the change of social system, but also promotes each other with the change of social system. At the same time, changes in social life have become the social basis for the change of people's ideas and concepts. Social life is not only related to the daily life of each of us, but also connected to the change and progress of the country and society.
Reader comments
The book is rich in content, covering all aspects of food, clothing, housing, transportation, social interactions, etc., Which gave me a deeper understanding of that era. I especially like the description of the changes in people's lifestyles in the book. The presentation of such details makes history more vivid. In short, this is a book worth reading, which not only allows us to understand the past, but also allows us to better think about the present and the future.
The book is rich in content, covering all aspects of food, clothing, housing, transportation, social interactions, etc., Which gave me a deeper understanding of that era. I especially like the description of the changes in people's lifestyles in the book. The presentation of such details makes history more vivid. In short, this is a book worth reading, which not only allows us to understand the past, but also allows us to better think about the present and the future.