The Study On The Issue Of Marriage In The Magaine Of Linglong

This essay will talk about the features and causes of the issue of marriage in the period of the Republic of China through the analysis on the Linglong magazine published in the 1930 s.Marriage issue of this period is an important part of the marriage history of modern times.However,comprehensive study on this issue can seldom be found in academy field.This essay serves as a supplement of as well as an example to illustrate the marriage issue of the period of the Republic of China through the analysis of the Linglong magazine and the theory of Marxist marriage and ethic.The magazine of Linglong was first published in 18,March,1931 in Shanghai,and was a popular magazine in the 1930 s.Until August,1937,298 magazines had been published,the number was once a hit among the field of magazine.In the 1930 s,nearly everyone in Shanghai knew about and would read this magazine in.However,few researches have been done about the quantity and wide influence of this magazine.The writer of this essay first covers the topic of the background,editors,writes,columns and readership of Linglong.Then,the body of this essay mainly focus on the issue of love and marriage,including the characters of the figures in the magazine and the phenomenon of being single and homosexuality through the analysis of the changes in the law of marriage in the 1930 s,Shanghai,and the issues of system of large family,the ideal of small family as well as the issue of child raising.At the end of this essay,the writer discussed the ethical dilemma that women are faced with in their marriage,including the issue of child-bride,concubine,and the balance between family and career.As the study indicates,Linglong witnessed the changes on the issue of love and marriage in the 1903 s,Shanghai.However,as the readers can see,somehow it's self-contradicted for it called for free love without totally break the shackle of the conventional ideology.As the transformation period of China,the period of the Republic of China served as a propeller for the emancipation of marriage in modern times,it spread the right value on love and marriage and encouraged people to marry on the basis of mutual love.However,these changes were confronted with great obstacles,which complicated and destabilized this issue.The study and analysis on the issue and theory of love and marriage of the period of the Republic of China through the Linglong magazine will be of vital help for the further understanding of the development and evolution of the ethics of marriage and family in China.