The Research Of Guangzhou Current News Pictorial From The Late Qing Dynasty To The Early Republic Of China (1905-1913)

The current news pictorial was founded in Guangzhou in September 1905. The initiators of Gao Zhuo-ting, Pan Da-wei, He Jian-shi, Chen yuan and Chen Shu-ren were editors. It was stopped publication in 1913,which was published 142 issues in the period. It is the earliest lithographic pictorial.It is base on rules of pictorial in Japan and the western world,which are studying and recording things using pictures.Opening people wisdom and inspiring spite were their purpose. It is also one of the earliest published editorial cartoon China pictorial and He Jian-shi who is a pioneer of modern Chinese cartoons was known to Chinese from here. Besides, it used Yue ou,Nan yin, Ban ben and other forms of folk art with distinctive lingnan regional characteristics to communicate news. The current news pictorial supported the action against the US and refused to sign with combination of Chinese and western realistic painting style using pictures and words. The revolution of 1911 was been promoted.The social cultural change was been recorded. The social habits and feudal superstition was been criticized. It comprehensively has been reflecting people life and social news of different class in Guangdong area from the Late Qing Dynasty to the Early Republic of China. It is a comprehensive pictorial for what is revolutionary,advanced, art and region characteristic. It is a other prosperous excellent representative after Dian'shi'zhai pictorial period which is a first boom of lithographic pictorial in the late Qing dynasty. Based on the current news pictorial as the object of research, the author studies its historical background, founding process,creative team, main content and communication characteristics, so as to explore its historical status and significance.