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Modernity was a concept that contains different opinions, and the abundance of its content caused the possibility of many kinds of explanation. Among a great deal of explanation, it had gotten more approval in the angles of time mode and social mode. Modernity condition of China was very complicated in the first half period in 20th centuries that had four characteristics. Firstly, modernity was regarded as a relative concept of ancient quality, Since terminal of Qing dynasty, context of China ancient quality became flexible, modern natures emerge gradually. With the western- understand deepening, it brought the demand of the new modernity scheme into schedule. Secondly, the modernity scheme had variety, and the modernity process of China was only one kind in a great deal of kinds of modernity. Thirdly, the modernity progress of the first half period in 20th centuries in China was a kind of Grand narrative totally. Fourthly, though the modernity process of China was different from the modernity of the western bourgeoisies generally, it was of the possibility of various modernity appearing because China was very large.With such an modernity theory, China dramas of the first half period in 20th centuries could be sort into four kinds of modes, that was, the mode of terminal of Qing dynasty; the mode of the "May 4th"; Left wing mode; the mode of war of resistance against Japan. These kinds of modes were related each other. They composed the grand landscape of drama of the first half period in 20' centuries in China.The mode of terminal of Qing dynasty took place with modern blending in the tradition. It made the drama of this period "mix" in two kinds of factors that were the continuity of traditional oneself and oppression of outside modernity. Thus, in the period, it appeared play of "Long Live of Republicanism " that praised western modern government and play of "Kind and Enmity of Family" that connected with traditional play modes. Modern factors emerged in fighting with tradition in the period, such as the work "New Chief of Village" that foreshadowed the coming of "May 4th "drama.The purport of The "May 4th" drama advocated human subjectiveness. Subjectiveness was the important proposition of the human modernity realizing. The main content of "May 4th" drama included objecting to the customary marriage, objecting to the traditional moral concept and advocating human individual. Some works such as "Great Event in One's Life"(written by Hushi) criticized traditional love ethics. The work " Confucius Calls on Nanzi" of Lin Yutang broke the fences of traditional ethics by means of figuring the character of Confucius. Modernity of "May 4th" dramas broke through the traditional context in the form of "collective charge".Left wing mode tried hard to express an intention of constructing new social order. So the destination of Left wing dramas was future and it had characteristic of " Utopia". No matter the historical play, or the realistic drama; No matter the play of representing countryside struggle, or drama of showing city dispute between workers & employer; its final purpose was to set up a kind of unprecedented national order. The construction kept imagination in dramatist's heart and offeredthe passion to drive them creating. The Grand narrative of Left wing drama displayed a kind of faith on future; for instance, the work " The Night of National Day"(written by Wenshu) fully represented the irresistible strength of the working class.The drama of war of resistance against Japan appeared with intense nationalism mood for compelling of historic situations. Independence, freedom, democracy, prosperity and mightiness, was the most obvious modernity characteristic of a nationality. If independent qualifications were deprived, the realizing of modernity scheme was impossible. The works were of the same theme in the period: Resist against Japan. The works such as "Exemplary Teacher for All Ages" had emphasized the importance of national spirit through figuring the obverse role, and this kind of sp...