Illustrated China: A Century of Social Life Changes, Etiquette, Rural Sentiment, Religion

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Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is not a casual, topical piece. It has gathered the long-term achievements of the Shanghai Folk Culture Society's colleagues, demonstrating certain academic value and content in both the writing of the text and the collection and curation of images. However, despite this, due to the limitations of our understanding and the constraints on the availability of materials, there may be instances where typical scenes or specific images are not fully expressive or are incomplete. People-centered, with the people as the main focus, is the largest feature of this book. For nearly a century in China, the broad masses—from street vendors to merchants, farmers, and ordinary people—have not been abandoned. At the same time, prominent figures in politics, revolutionaries, literary giants, renowned painters, and talented artists who lead the mainstream of social life and represent the "trendsetter" of social progress cannot be overlooked as key subjects. When collecting images of these public figures, the book views them as ordinary people—the main subjects of social life.