The Life Experience And The Changing Times Of "Peiping Li Li" (1910-1949)

"Beiping Lily" was born at the period of the Republic of China. It’s between the old age and the new era and it is very turbulent at that time. Lily’s life experiences are different and full of legend. Her life became difficult after the death of her father, so she got married at the age of only 14 to get rid of poverty. However, the marriage didn’t last long. After leaving her husband, Lily tried her best to become a debutante,who would not worry about money. Then she do as an socialite to get acquainted with powerful men and rich men. She was a hot taxi dancer in the ballroom and she had ever been elected as "dancing queen". She also acted in several films, so she often appeared in the public with the title of movie star. After the outbreak of Anti-Japanese War, she had been detained because of the suspicion of spying in Chongqing. After release, she interacted with the Japanese officials closely in the occupied areas. But she claimed that she was the military spy of China after the war. Lily’s life became unusual when these experiences gathered together on one person. But to see it in parts,early marriage, divorce, career of socialite, dancer, actor and even dangled between the obedience and rebellion, these often occurred on women during the period of the Republic of China. Lily is just a typical representative of many women who lived during the period of the Republic of China. Her marriage, employment, social interaction, and many other aspects can be used as a typical case to study the history of women’s social life during the period of the Republic of China.Every figure in society will be left the brand of the Time, their fate and life experiences are closely related with the age. Through the study of living individuals’marriage, occupation, ideas, we can to see the social status and age changing more carefully. Lily’s life experiences reflected women’s life at the transition time from the old to the new life in a certain extent. The manifestations are as follows: on the one hand, the majority of women got married to make a living due to the traditional ideas and early marriage prevailed; On the other hand, with the development of social reform, divorce mounted. In addition, as the change of social environment and the rise of the feminist movement, many women rushed out of the bondage of family and went to social positions. However, because of the limitations of The Times, female employment channel is very narrow and their work life are full of difficulties, so women are still attached to the male. Especially during the war, in order to maintain life, many people kept the negative psychological, hovering between defect and resistance. It was the time of the Republic of China that made women’s hardships the of life and the tragedy of and their struggle.