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A Research On Modern Bathhouse Industry Of Tian Jin

Posted on:2019-03-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F YaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330548471339Subject:China's modern history
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The bathhouse industry of Tianjin originated in the Ming Dynasty and was initially developed at the beginning of the 20th century.During this period,due to the initial development of public health in modern Tianjin and the preliminary establishment of the public health concept,the preliminary development of the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry was objectively promoted.The continuous and the urban population expansion in modern Tianjin have made the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry develop rapidly.By the 2020s-2030s,the Tianjin Bathhouse entered a new stage of prosperity and development.During this period,senior bathhouses began to appear to meet the different classes of citizens needs.Some well-funded and larger senior bathhouses began to represent the development of the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry.The appearance of these advanced bathhouses was the development of the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry.The performance of the bathhouse class clearly differentiated during this period.From 1939 to 1949,due to the influence of the external environment,the overall development of the bathhouse industry in Tianjin was hindered.Due to the influence of a special historical environment,the bathhouse industry in Tianjin during this period showed the characteristics of abnormal development.In addition to the normal business of bathing,the modern Tianjin bathhouse also operates some additional service industries,such as pedicures,taking a shower and haircut.These service industries not only satisfy the citizens' consumer demand,but also expand the business and income of the bathhouse.The servant in these bathhouses correspond to these service industries.The service and living conditions of these servants are the true portrayal of the workers in Tianjin at the time.The prosperity and development of the Tianjin bathhouse industry in the 1920s promoted the establishment of the Tianjin Bathhouse Association.After the establishment of the bathhouse Association,it began with the interests of the industry as a starting point and launched a fierce "price war" with the government in the period of 1946-1948.It plays an important market function.At the same time,due to the difficult development of the bathhouse industry during this period,the fierce conflict between labor and capital in the bathhouse industry always happen,and interests are the focus between the trade associations and workers' unions,and both the struggle and the cooperation are carried out.The daily activities of modern Tianjin citizens in the bathhouse are also a reflection of social life and customs in modern Tianjin.As a special public space,the modern Tianjin bathhouse became an important medium for information dissemination and played an important social and political function.In this particular public space,the class has a certain degree of ambiguity.However,the class is revealed through different levels of bathhouses,different levels of consumption,and different quality of service and service attitude.The crimes of stealing,swindling and fighting in modern Tianjin bathhouses,as well as the frequent occurrence of bathhouse hygiene and safety issues are the manifestations of the instability of the bathhouse order.In different periods,the government has adopted various policies and measures to Manage and control Tianjin bathhouse industry,these controls have a certain political purpose in a special historical period.This article attempts to analyze the development characteristics of different bathhouses in different historical stages of the bathhouse industry in Tianjin and to understand the operating status of the whole industry through the business operations of the bathhouse and practitioners,and to analyze the importance of the Tianjin Hammam Association in a special historical period.Market function and political function,and through the detailed description of the daily scene of the Tianjin bathhouse to analyze the characteristics and functions of the bathhouse public space,through the study of the above several topics of the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry,to intuitively and vividly understand the modern Tianjin bathhouse industry.The status of development and the bathhouse culture of modern Tianjin,the urban life and social culture of the modern Tianjin citizens,and the modern Tianjin bath scene vividly perceive modern society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tianjin Bathhouse, Business, Trade Association, public space
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