On The Course Of Changsha's Modernization (1800-1949)

Changsha didn't start its Modernization until we lost the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.It was a little later than other capital cities,for its location and traffic.After the war,Changsha became the centre of the Reform Movement of Hunan province. Especially,after Changsha opened the commercial port in 1904,its Modern industrial technology developed rapidly.lights,telephone,postal services, telecommunications, transportation and modern education, and other new things gradually popularized.the people's life also got a great change,more colorfull and more Modernization.The process of Changsha's modernization experienced several stages.they are Budding period(from the The First Opium War in 1840 to Chinese Revolution of 1911 ), Period of rapid development(from 1912 to the eruption of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937 ), Tortuous development period(from 1937 to the whole country liberation in 1949). Generally speaking, China's modernization processed slow, it started after The Opium War. After the door of china opened by capitalist countries,on the one hand,they gave us chance to develop our Modernization,on the other hand,they hindered our pace of development.The modernization of Changsha difficulty went ahead just like china's.Although the modernization of Changsha started late,the pace was fast. After the Chinese Revolution of 1911 ,the development of Changsha got a free development environment,although there were a lot of wars .In the Republic period, economic and cultural fields progressed and developed constantly,especially, the field of science and technology.During the Anti-Japanese War, Changsha has undergone Wen Xi-fire and three battles,the city of Changsha has been seriously damaged, Urban construction no longer exist.and then,the civil war brokeout after this war,the people of Changsha hadn't the Opportunity to rebuilt the city,they all into the war.Changsha's modernization stoped until it was liberated in 1949.Anyway, Changsha's modernization was a slow and tortuous and complicated process and had its unique characteristics.First of all,at the beginning of this article,l descript the history background of Changsha development,then on the details of changsha's Political, economic and social culture development.Focused on the Industry, science and technology, education.