The Metropolitan Female Image Towards Modern World--The Magazine "The Young Companion" Analysis On The Metropolitan Female Image In Shanghai In 1930's

Since the 1843, Shanghai has become one of the modernest cities in China under the promotion of civilization and open-mindedness, and became a famous metropolis in the world in 1930s. As the result, the female image displayed gradual changes under the impact of modern life style . The trace of change on the female image played the carrier of Shanghai's culture, at the time which supplement with each other.In the past study, the female image was demonstrated mainly by words other than by pictures. Graphic and analysis readings followed the steps of popular civilization progress brings about a new visual angle to the study of female image. The aim of this article is to focus on the transformation of female image under the inflated respect to material wealth and exploit it as a gate to understand how China steps in modernization. The options are clarified mainly by means of image canalization and at the basement of "The Young Companion "(the popular magazine in 1930s).As participator and witness of modern China, the magazine of "The Young Companion " which suit both refined and popular "tastes" dose not only demonstrate metropolis female vivid and vigorous figure, but also form a justified attitude to gender. It is valuable for us today to make decision when we meet a dilemma between conservation and modernity.