Ma Min: Expositions and the Changes of Material Culture in Modern China: A Study Focusing on the Nanyang Exposition and the West Lake Exposition
From the perspective of material cultural history, this research focuses on the Nanyang Exposition in 1910 and the West Lake Exposition in 1929 to examine the changes of material culture reflected in Chinese modern expositions and their broad social impacts. This article investigates the following aspects: first, the spatial layout of expositions and the rise of new modern urban public space; s...
November 4
2020Wei Wenxiang: The Nationalist Government's Inheritance Tax Levy and the Tax Evasion Dilemma (1940-1949)
Following the introduction of a Western systerm of direct in the early Republican period,China made several unsuccessful attempts to set up a new form of taxation:the inheritance tax.It was not until July 1940,when the Nationalist Government was beset by the financial demands of the War of Resistance,that the tax was successfully introduced.The annual budget and final accounts showed that the a...
June 4
2019Zhu Ying:The Preparation and Establishment of All -China Federation of Chambers of Commerce in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Early Republic of China
Abstract: With the emergence of chambers of commerce in various places in the late Qing dynasty,people of vision in the business circle realized that they should “unite the local chambers into a national federation.”In 1907 and 1909,Shanghai chamber of commerce held two chamber symposiums and discussed the establishment of China’s Merchant Federation.It even set up a start-up office to be re...
May 4
2019Peng Nansheng: Chinese Businessmen in the Foreign Settlements,the Beijing Government and the Western Powers after the May Fourth Movement:A study of Chinese Refusing to Affix Revenue Stamps in the Shanghai International Settlement in the Early 1920s
Abstract:In order to levy stamp taxes on Chinese inhabitants in the foreign settlements,the Beijing Government went through a long process of negotiations with the Western powers.After resistance and compromises,they finally agreed on the Measures of Chinese in the Foreign Settlements Affixing Revenue Stamps at the end of 1919 and planned to implement it from January 1st,1920.However,it was har...
September 4
2018Wang Longfei: The Militia's Weapon in the Taihang Base Area during Anti-Japanese War:Difficulties and Policy
Abstract:Dealing with the situation of struggle lies everywhere and anytime in the base area,providing the masses and the militia with large number of weapons and ammunition to form a widespread guerrilla warfare is a great pioneering work in the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC).In consideration of the internal and external conditions,it is impossible to carry out large-scale mil...
March 4
2018Zheng Chenglin, Shi Huijia: The Participation of Chambers of Commerce in the Unification of Weights and Measures under the Nanjing Nationalist Government
The unification of weights and measures is of great significance for popular life, the expansion of markets, the unity of the regime, and nation-building. Therefore, once the Nationalist government was established in Nanjing,it immediately launched a change in the system of weights and measures.Business groups,particularly chambers of commerce,were actively involved in the reform.They gave fu...
October 4
2017Zhou Yuefeng: The Popularization of the Term "New Cultural Movement" after the May Fourth Movement and the Evolvement of Its Early Meaning
Previous research often treats the "New Cultural Movement" as a clearly defined term,but when this term firstly appeared,it was both a slogan for the reform movement and a noun to describe the situation then.It was used with various meanings.Its early meaning was different from intellectual and artistic discussion before the May Fourth Movement,and different from social and political revolu...
April 4
2017Chen Zhiwu: On the Past and Future Prospects of Quantitative History Research
For almost six decades,quantitative history research has substantially deepened our understanding of history and made historical research more of a science. Regardless the field of inquiry, the basic scientific method follows five steps. First,identify the research question and develop a testable hypothesis;Second,find or generate data through experiments or from pre-existing sources relevant...
December 4
2016Peng Nansheng,Li Zhongqing:Why did the Grasscloth Handicraft Industry Decline in Modern China:Analysis on the view of the Crisis of Exporting Grasscloth to Korea and the Response in 1920s to 1930s.
Abstract:In 1920s to 1930s, Chinese grasscloth handicraft industry has declined gradually. One important reason is the loss the Korea market step by step.During that time, the crisis of exporting grasscloth to Korea and the grasscloth handicraft industry decline is complementary to each other.From the begining of 1920s,Japan has increased the import tariffs of Chinese grasscloth gradually,imple...
September 4
2016Tang Baolin: A Biography of Chen Duxiu, Social Science Academic Press, 2013 Version
The book is the culmination of Chen Duxiu Study. Utilizing original classified files and inheriting previous research achievements, the author Tang Baolin spent thirty years studying the ups and downs of Chen’s life and fully demonstrated Chen’s true history and charisma. The major contents of the book include: first, Chen’s family, early life and love experiences. Second, the foun...
August 4
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