A Study On Early Reforms In Hunan Postal Business (1899-1927)

Reforms in Hunan postal business as an integral element of social development,is the inevitable outcome of its social modernization and one of the key characteristics of social progress.Changes shifts and then reforms in postal business are gradually altering the means of communication between man and man,man and society,which then gave rise to some social changes in the deep level in modern Chinese history."Change" remained to be a mainstream inherent in China's modern society.Based primarily on historical data,with "change" as a red line running through the whole text,time and the content as the latitude and longitude,the author presents an detailed analysis on the emergence of Hunan postal business,its business management,state of development,its characteristics and influences on social production,social lives and other aspects of society from distinctive perspectives through the interpretation of historical data,while at the same time,the subtle changes of workers in postal business are also investigated in a deep level,thus providing a good case for a better understanding of turns in Modern China.The progress of social economy is the most effective driving force for the development of postal business,which in turn provides supports for economic development,becoming a kind of social tensile force.Implementation of the new reforms in Hunan postal business promotes development of local economy,contributes to the dissemination of culture,and improves the people's lives. Compared with other developed provinces,its development is lagging behind,even though;the achievements can not be ignored under the circumstances of political instability and business depression in modern Hunan Province.At that time,it reflects the direction of postal service development and also a good transition way from tradition to modern in Hunan communication industry.Thus,it boasts one of the wonderful works of social development in Hunan Province.