Research On Social Culture Of Xinjiang In Travel Notes Of The Late Qing Dynasty And The Republic Of China

Travel notes is an important way to understand the social culture of human beings. In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, many travel notes on the Xinjiang area had an important value and significance for us to understand the social culture of Xinjiang at that time. During this period, Xinjiang in the domestic strife and foreign agression situation, the identity of different people with different purposes into Xinjiang, to record what they see and hear, for future generations left a large number of travels literature, the literature real reflects the style of Xinjiang society at that time. This study through a large number of travel literature related to the summary and analysis, get the following consensus:First, influenced by the international situation and domestic situation, the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China into the main reason for the Xinjiang staff travel have: scientific research, cultural investigation and intelligence gathering,digging to steal relics, preaching and investigate the financial status, traffic lines and political study.Second, the foreign investigation into xinjiang time earlier. The influence of the "war", before 1914 entering Xinjiang personnel is more, "the first world war" broke out, into the Xinjiang staff is less, until the end of the "first war " of eight years, people entering the Xinjiang to increase gradually. Domestic investigation into Xinjiang time late, and get the influence of warlords, once in a state of silence in the middle.Third, in people’s daily lives, people’s clothing, food, transportation and travel,etiquette, entertainment and so on, though still largely follow the traditional norms.Fourth, in the so-called social change and modernization process, the most fundamental way of life, family ethics, marriage philosophy, values, religious values has not changed.Although many Chinese and foreign travelers pen Xinjiang still maintained a "medieval" all the lifestyle, but it is undeniable, Xinjiang is moving Modernization direction.