Yunnan War Comic Movement

Comic movement in Yunnan during Anti-Japanese War is the main backbone of the Anti-Japanese War comics movement,also is an important part of the artistic front during Chinese anti-Japanese national salvation struggle.The paper focuses on the caricature movement of this particular period and area,which is full of special political significance,oriented content and forms. Designed by retrospective, combing, and research since "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" in1937when the war break out fully until August1945, Japan surrendered after the continuation of the development process of the cartoon strips in the first half of1947in Yunnan, explore it’s historical and realistic significance.Paper is divided into three parts:Introduction, The comic movement of Yunnan during the Anti-Japanese War, The historical and practical significance of Yunnan comics movement. The content covers comic creation, exhibition,Publishing,community,education, propaganda and foreign exchange as well as the cartoonist’s artistic career and so on.First of all, the author makes a brief introduction about the origins and significance of the topics, the current research and research methods and defines the period of the war of resistance against Japan, the great rear area and capital Yunnan during the wartime, wartime caricature movement and so on. Then according to the research, summing up the law:the rise-the fade-the recovery. making systematic and detailed analysis by documentary research, comparative studies and image analysis. Comic movement in Yunnan during Anti-Japanese War is time for1937, It is development climax that the establishment of the Chinese national literature and Art Association against the enemy Yunnan branch in1938, and the establishment of the youth comic seminar in1939. During the period of1940to1941. Because of the occurrence of the Southern Anhwei Incident and oppression of the counter revolution, Lead to the recession of Yunnan comic.Until1942, Comic movement in Yunnan during Anti-Japanese War is begin to recover, and rapid development.Finally, the article gets the conclusion in theory in terms of the historical and realistic significance of Yunnan comic movement. On the one hand, the comic movement in Yunnan make a special contribution on fighting for national liberation, publicity for people, inspiring soldiers and the getting the victory. On the other hand, it si close to the people and make advancement and the Times, reflects the continuation and development of the new art movement since "May Fourth Movement",and fully reflects the establishment and development of realistic art in the position of the mainstream following the Chinese modern art history.