The Development Research Of Shaanxi Post In The Republic Of China Period (1931-1945)

Postal services, by the national management or the direct operation is posting anddelivery all kinds of mails (letters or goods) communication department, is an necessarycondition part of the social productive forces, is an necessary condition of theinfrastructure of the national economy and social development. Through communicationnetwork, Post delivers letters, parcels, newspapers, etc. It contacts the informationbetween various production processes of social reproduction, including production,distribution, exchange and consumption, and the various sectors of the national economy.Therefore, Post is saving time, shorten the space, save energy, accelerating the process ofsocial production and circulation, and promoting social development and progress.Communication has had a glorious history on the ancient in Shaanxi. In west ZhouDynasty, Shaanxi essentially starts road building activity. Shaanxi builds tower of warflame to alarm, and set National Post to impart information. Shaanxi post raises thecurtain on China’ s Postal system. Shaanxi modern post appears on19thcentury end tothe beginning of20thcentury. Although Shaanxi modern postal starts earlier, it developsslower. In the Repulic of China, Shaanxi post has obtained some development in the postoffice, the postal network and post service.This article is divided into six sections:The first section: Introduction. Introduction is mainly introduced the significance ofselecting the topic, research range, present situation of research in correlation domain, aswell as the merits and demerits of the dissertation.The second section: The development of situation Shaanxi post from Late QingDynasty to before1931. This chapter is mainly summarized the history of thedevelopment of Shaanxi ancient post station communication, the development of Shaanxicivil post office, Shaanxi national postal launch from1898to1919, and the development of Shaanxi postal organization and postal service before1931.The third section: The development of Shaanxi post from1931to1945. This chapteris mainly introduced the development of Shaanxi post on post office, post road, postservices from1931to1945.Meanwhile,during the Anti—Japanese War, the developmentof Shaanxi post further promotes material exchange in Shaanxi and ensures supply ofgoods and materials. Secondly, books and periodicals is passed on safety, the ChineseCommunist Party started the newspapers, books and periodicals to propagate its idea toconfirm people confidence to win the war. Last but not least, the realization of “postalcommunication between the KMT and the CCP” is further protected the Anti—JapaneseNational Untied Front.The fourth section: The movement of Shaanxi postal workers from1931to1945.This chapter expounds Shaanxi postal workers to contributions of the Anti—JapaneseWar. Besides, it introduces Shaanxi postal workers struggle to fight for their rights.The fifth section: The development of reason and constraints of Shaanxi post from1931to1945. This chapter is mainly discoursed the contents of two aspects: First, duringthe Anti—Japanese War, the development of reason of Shaanxi post is main the policy ofthe National Government of the northwestern development, which it brought a goodopportunity for the development of Shaanxi economy,transportation, and culturalundertakings. In addition, their development also laid a solid foundation for thedevelopment of Shaanxi post. Second, the development of Shaanxi post has its owndevelopment imbalance, bandits, natural disasters, rising prices and so on.The sixth section: postal impact on society in Shaanxi. This chapter is mainlydiscoursed the development of Shaanxi post is advanced the development of commercialeconomy, news and publishing industry, philately culture and facilitates people’s life.