A Preliminary Study Of "People On Water" In The Waters Of Shanghai In Modern Times

The water network in Shanghai is densely populated.In the middle of the 20th century,the concessions of various countries were established,attracting a large number of people and promoting prosperity within the concession.This kind of prosperity has continuously attracted more people to seek survival opportunities in Shanghai.Although the territorial management of the concession belongs to various countries,the management of the water area is charged by local government in China.In this special period,complicated administrative rights of land and water makes the Suzhou River and the Huangpu River and their ports along the rivers unclear,and the actual operation is extremely complicated.This special situation has given convenience to people around to seek survival opportunities.It has attracted a large number of people to sail to Shanghai,with different careers,taking ships as their homes.It is these "water" people who make up the complex floating society.As a special water group,the boathouses floated into the house and lived on the ship to make a living on land.Most of the shipowners are farmers around Shanghai,relying on land to produce and live in their origins.After they arrived in Shanghai,all the property in Shanghai was a small boat that was transformed into a water resident.This shift in identity is closely related to changes in geospatial.The special way of life has caused conflicts between the boat owners and the mainstream society on the water and land.These conflicts are mainly concentrated in the aspects of public security,health,living space and water business order.This kind of conflict is essentially a contradiction between the "guest" and the mainstream,the abnormal state and the normal state.The hustle and bustle of the ship was excluded from the normal social order and became a marginal group in the bottom population.With the continuous expansion of the hustle and bustle group,the contact with land and water has deepened and the conflicts have become more complicated.The Shanghai government has gradually deepened its understanding of the hustle and bustle,and has experienced a process from simple expulsion to systematic management.The study of the floating people in Shanghai is a new entry point for the urbanization process of Shanghai.The formation,development and change of the water resident groups,and the contradiction and integration with the land residents reflect the modern Chinese and foreign conflicts in Shanghai.The special historical situation of urban-rural contradictions,tradition and modern contradictions,and the study of the living conditions and governance methods of the bottom-level groups in Shanghai are further supplemented and enriche...