From The Public Opinions Of "Ta Kung Pao" To See The Reaction Of Beijing-Tianjin To The West Custom In Early Years Of The Republic

"Ta Kung Pao" was one of the North's most influential newspapers in Republic of China, it reflected the Beijing-Tianjin's social appearance vividly, which also recorded the spread of Western society custom. Looking at these public opinions on the West spread, not only can find the Western society custom's overall features which had spread China during the Early years of the Republic, but also can help us to understand the community's different reaction to the West custom in the Beijing-Tianjin, then to recognize the important historical significances of the west custom's spreading.The first part, the article Listed the Western society customs which the public opinions focusing on one by one, including calendars, clothes, women, marriage, consumer, entertainment, transportation, etc.. Specifically, on the one hand, including the customs of the West, that is, modern Western countries in the material life and cultural life of the common habits formed over a long period, such as clothing, food, housing, marriage, festivals, rituals, and other aspects' loves, beliefs and taboos; On the other hand refering to Western society, that is, modern Western people's universal tendency in the words and deeds formed in their daily lives, such as the pursuit of Luxury, stressing on fashion, lauding freedom , and so on .The Second part, analyzing the above public opinions, it is obvious that the West customs' spreading during the Early years of the Republic in Beijing-Tianjin has the features of Foreignization, Imbalance and Mercantilism. "Foreignization" refers that during the customs lost the traditional social guidance and control period, people's blindly acts to Pursuit all West customs." Imbalance" means the West customs imbalancedly spread among the different classes and different geography . "Mercantilism" means the spreading of West custom lead the Western consumer goods production and sales, so the West custom Closely contacts with business, at the same time, including the attention and learning to the Western business customs. The third part , through the relevant public opinions of the "Ta Kung Pao", to specifically research government, business and cultural communities were concerned about what the West customs during Early years of the Republic, as well as the reasons , then to explore the political, economic and cultural significances which the West customs embodied in . In addition, further inspected the social various responses to the West customs, it is helpful to comprehend the people's thinking about the West customs, and the Beijing-Tianjin's broadcasting environment of the West customs. Finally, combined the public opinions of "Ta Kung Pao", to conclude that the spreading of West customs during the Early years of the Republic had enlightenment significance , saving and powering nation's significances. The former is the understanding to the West customs' "civilization", "scientific" and "health care", the latter is the knowledge about the importance of the West customs on strengthening nation and powering country. In addition, analyzing the stubbornness of the feudal values, the practicality of customs and traditions, the regularity of customs' evolution, and so on, in the process of spreading ,then to find reasons of which damaged the West customs' enlightenment significance."Ta Kung Pao" in Early years of the Republic by the press, speech, recorded miscellaneous, communication and other columns, discussed the modern Western social customs .whether the opinion of changing customs, or the thinking of protecting customs, all ran through the spirit of enlightenment and powering nation, and reflected the evolutive traces of the social and cultural changing, it had important significances to today.