Social phenomena

Author: Yang Xinsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Chinese culture, with a long history. In China, comic works have existed since ancient times. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term "comic" as an independent art form began to gain popularity in Chinese art circles. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese comics had entered an unprecedented period of prosperity. At that time, a large number of comic works emerged, along with a wave of exceptionally talented cartoonists. With their rich life experiences, exquisite artistic skills, strong patriotic sentiments, and keen political insights, they chose various historical events and figures as subjects, approaching them from different perspectives and employing diverse artistic techniques. They exposed the political corruption and darkness of old China, criticized various social evils, promoted democratic revolutionary ideas, showcased the social development of the time, reflected people's living conditions, and to varying degrees, mirrored the historical process of the Chinese people striving for independence externally and democracy internally. This book will allow readers to explore the vivid historical landscape of the era's society—its diverse strata, outdated customs, national psychology, entertainment and leisure, and the overall social transformation—through a century of comics.