Social Map of China in the Past Century—From the "Sick Man of East Asia" to a Sports Power

Author: Gao Cui (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Interprets the Chinese people's dream of a strong nation and the realization of that dream. The content includes: Humiliating titles, the introduction of modern Western sports, the Republic of China's sports with competition but no results, "Developing sports to enhance people's physical fitness," returning to the Olympic family, and stepping into glory, etc. The images are vivid and engaging. A Century of Chinese Society is divided into ten volumes, each containing over 400 images, supplemented by 50,000 words of text, explaining various aspects of social life's evolution over the past century from the perspective of social changes. We can see the progress in Chinese people's clothing (clothing), housing (residence), and transportation (means of transport) over the past century, as well as changes in social life involving folklore, entertainment, education, technology, and weaponry. Changes in political life are not reflected in this book, but the rest of social life is mostly outlined in it. The compilers' work not only involves collecting photographs but also includes new images reflecting changes in China's historical new era, allowing readers to observe the trajectory of a century of historical changes for comparison—a well-thought-out editorial approach.