During The Period Of The Republic Of China,Chongqing Guide Research

With the development of urbanization in modern China,a lot of city guides appeared.The city guide first appeared as an "encyclopedia" of local documents,showing the history of the city,public utilities,accommodation,sightseeing,economic transportation and other aspects of the information;At the same time,the city guide is of great value orientation.It shows the "reasonable" and "civilized" aspects of the city in a highly selective way,and also shows the "modern" vision of urban development to the readers.In modern times,chongqing gradually became modernized due to its opening as a port,and its status rose sharply due to its status as a "companion capital".Among all kinds of city guides in chongqing,Yang Shicai's work is the most outstanding.The author chooses the calendar edition of chongqing guide by Yang Shicai,hoping to explore chongqing in his eyes and chongqing in his expectation through the perspective of the editor,and to investigate the value and nature of such documents as city guide.This paper first examines the historical background of the emergence of modern city guides--the urbanization and modernization of modern China,and sorts out the emergence and development of chongqing city guides.Then it discusses the life,contacts and writings of Yang Shicai,the chief editor of chongqing city guide,and places the city guide in Yang's life course.On this basis,the analysis of city guides how to through the height of the Shi-cai Yang "choice",shows to the readers of the so-called "modern" and "bringing" chongqing oriented,it is not about chongqing "comprehensive" show,but show the editor Shi-cai Yang's value tendency,also represents a Shi-cai Yang some kind of look forward to the development of chongqing.The paper also focuses on the political position and economic and cultural appeal of the editors hidden in the guide,and discusses the various intentions of Yang Shicai advocating the end of the Anti-Japanese War,calling for urban reform and shaping the new image of the city.Through the investigation of chongqing guide and its author,we not only deepen the understanding of the lower and middle classintellectuals in the Republic of China period,but also have a more comprehensive understanding of the text nature of the city guide.