The Study Of YOU YI HUI Activity In Shanghai In The Republican Period(1927-1937)

You Yi Hui is a form of amusement rally which appeared from the late of Qing dynasty under the influence of foreign culture. It firstly produced in Shanghai, then developed widely in our country. You Yi Hui was the earliest based in Shanghai and be quickly spread and development because of its special geographic position and it was one of the first foreign trade ports.So this paper will carry out a comprehensive investigation about the You Yi Hui in Shanghai as a center, in order to investigate intrinsic attributes and role in society of You Yi Hui.The earliest You Yi Hui firstly appeared in school as a kind of teaching method. School promote the development of students’ physical and mental health through hosting You Yi Hui holding with imparting knowledge,training students’ body quality.With the development of the modern school education, the contents of You Yi Hui become richer. Different kinds of You Yi Hui citivity are hosted, some for celebrating the school anniversary, some for the graduates farewell, some for communicating schools with parents, some for the fundraising. the programs in the You Yi Hui activity are mostly performed by the teachers and students in school.More and more people like this kind of entertainment activity as its convenient and cost less, therefore, the You Yi Hui gradually out of school to the society. Many different kinds of You Yi Hui are held by all sectors of the community, some are held by government, some by women, some by businessmen, some by social celebrities, some by social groups, which promote the development of the You Yi Hui.This paper mainly investigate You Yi Hui during the period of 1927 to 1937. The society is stable in this period and it is also called “Golden Decade” of economic construction of the national government, the entertainment culture industries also brought to the attention of the government and developed healthily and orderly. Because of the strict rules about the conduction of entertainment activities,You Yi Hui also gradually get rid of the early chaos and towards orderly and healthy development orbit.As the change of the times and social change, this form of amusement gathering is not only with entertainment spirit but also with charitable spirit. People began to raise fund and donations through You Yi Hui because of its social and popularization character. The charity You Yi Hui mainly focus on three forms, including the internal mutual, war and famine relief, student and poverty alleviation.It can be found that You Yi Hui both entertainment and charity’s important role by the investigation of the You Yi Hui from 1927 to 1937. The emergence and development of the You Yi Hui reflect the development situation of the modern enterntament culture industry in China and the development and change of China society and culture life;With the rapid development of business, the people get more demand for entertainment and leisure activities, You Yi Hui provide the pastime for people at the same time, it is also an important medium of cultural transmission;At the same time You Yi Hui also promote the communication and exchange between industries as a new way of social.