The Historical Investigation Of The City Modernization Of Modern Wuzhou

At present when china greatly promote west region exploitation, research of the great development modern age inland city particularly the modernization development of the typical cities like Wuzhou.lt is doubtless of certain significance for present western region city construction. After Wuzhon opened its wharf during modern age ,its economy and society quickly headed for the modernization .Although there existed a lot of problems, it also obtained very great result, but due to various factors ,the construction of Wuzhou lagged behind many cities of Guangxi .Now again Wuzhou faces a history opportunity of western region great development ,at this transforming period ,how (o hold tightly the history opportunity ,lead the city economy and society to a positive development road is a problem deserving deep thinking. In the history Wuzhou walked through a rugged road ,the deep research into this problem will doubtlessly provide the precious experience for the development of wuzhou and also other inland cities of Guangxi .Under the guidance of history materialism principle ,employing research method of history sociology, economics and relevant subjects ,this thesis investigated the city modernization of modern Wuzhou with modern standard. The thesis emphatically investigates the change of economy and society of Wuzhou during its modernization process and points out that opening the wharf is opportunity that Wuzhou modernizes .The modernization of Wuzhou is function result of many factors such as the invasion of capitalism and change of government in institution .It also carries out the research about its citizens modernization and the citizens make up the city's main body of social activity .It contains certain creative meaning toward the study of china's western middle and small cities .The first part of this article analyzes the nature geography environment of the origin and development of the city and conditions of ancient Wuzhou This article states that land transportation is greatly in convenient due to its richness of mountains ,but its water system is quite developed .Wuzhon locates in the downstream of West River which is the most important river is Guangxi and is an important trade port leading to eastern regions. The construction of Wuzhon is due to political demand .Because of its superior nature geography its before the modern age its industry and commerce evade went through certain development.The second part of the article analyzes the antecedent and result of Wuzhou's opening the wharf .TheBritish imperialism forced Qing government to open Gungxi main throat --Wuzhou ,in order to occupythe inner market of Guangxi .Wuzhou opening the Wharf on one hand deepened the colonial position of west river valley ,on the other hand broke the traditional closing construction of this city, which is developing toward modernization. Opening the wharf offered an opportunity for Wuzhou to develop into a modern industry and commerce city.The third part of the article analyze the government's function during the city's modernization. Point out that among resultant forces which promoted Wuzhou's modernization, the exterior force only made up one factor, and the government also carried out its great function during the process. Particularly New Gui groupunder the promotion of "self-defense, self-government, self-sufficiency " policy, overally promoted reforms of politics, economy, military and culture etc and made the city modernization of Wuzhou move forward a great step.The fourth and fifth fart of the article concerns with the modernization of Wuzhou's economy and points out that the city's modernization began with economy. And the development of the economy regarded foreign trade as its center. At modern age the foreign trade of Wuzhou obtained a great development, and the development of its foreign trade promoted the origin and development of modern Wuzhou's industry and commerce. There appeared a batch of new main industries such as modern shipping industry, ocean goods industry, even code i...