The Rent Period Weihaiwei Culture Research Society

In 1898, the United Kingdom occupied the Weihaiwei ,and started on Weihaiwei32 years of colonial rule. This period of history has a special position in the history ofWeihaiwei urban development. The Weihaiwei history during the English rentalperiod, not only can dig the Weihaiwei’s history and culture ,but also enhance thetaste of Weihaiwei culture, have important theoretical and practical significance, andrich Shandong local history, as well as concession history. Social and culturalhistorical research is a new perspective, and her eyes down, concerned about thelower class life and the concept of an interactive relationship. Socio-culturalperspective to examine the complex social relations in Britain rental period Weihaiwei,is also a useful theory of Social and Cultural History to explore and try.The full text of the main structure is divided into seven parts:The second chapter introduces the changes in the of Weihaiwei village structureand social control. In order to establish the governing authority of the UnitedKingdom of Wei Hai Wei, the colonial government on the clan, the village of Dongsystem as the backbone baojia to supplement the traditional village organization of alarger reform, the establishment of a new rural management system - total Dongsystem. Changes in social control is mainly reflected in the colonial government tostrengthen the control of the social order, the perfection of the legal system and thesupervision of public opinion and propaganda.The third chapter introduces to Weihaiwei values of the people follow withvariation. After the British occupation of Wei Hai Wei, the merchandise trade andmaterial interests of the temptation, Weihaiwei people "cheap." The values havegradually let the "benefits or reduce the value of orientation. Commodity tide impactnot only undermined to Weihaiwei people "weight" to the values, but furtherconsolidate and strengthen. The democratic concept of equality in social ethics, theWeihaiwei traditional society already conceived in the new environment, able togerminate and grow. The Weihaiwei people change in values is also reflected inlitigation prevailed.Fourth chapter describes the the Weihaiwei social lifestyle changes. Britain rentalperiod, the the Weihaiwei city construction was speeded up, it is noteworthy thatWestern-style building into the traditional factors. The colonial government focus onimproving road conditions, the introduction of new transport, strict traffic control,these measures to the the Weihaiwei people to provide convenient, fast and securetravel environment. The colonial government gradually increase investment in publicutilities, Weihaiwei people’s lives has created a new climate.Chapter from the marriage customs, ritual customs, festivals, customs andreligious beliefs and social bad habits is introduced changes during the period of theBritish renting the Weihaiwei. Circle and relative isolation of foreigners and localChinese people, China’s traditional social customs also able to retaine and continue,Western customs Weihaiwei people have little impact.The sixth chapter introduces the the Weihaiwei civil society mentality changes. With the colonial rule, order, stability and socio-economic development, the attitudeof the Weihaiwei people towards the British rule has also undergone a change fromconfrontation to accept. New modes of production and it can bring huge profits tostimulate, Weihaiwei people the pure simple rustic and increasingly the newadventures of ambivalence.The conclusion is a brief summary of the first six chapters and summarizes,analyzes the characteristics and impact of contemporary of Weihai social cultureduring the British Leasing the Weihaiwei.