Modern times: After the Opium War, "foreign cloth" and "foreign clothes" gradually entered people's lives, and robes, jackets and suits coexisted; Hanfu has been improved, and a combination of Chinese and western clothing has appeared: Zhongshan suit and cheongsam.

Modern: before the reform and opening up: gray and blue monotonous, single style. After the reform and opening up: diverse styles and colors, the pursuit of individuality, fashion and colorful.

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Modern: the traditional diet is rich; Western restaurants appeared, and western-style sugar, cigarettes, wine, drinks and cakes were introduced and gradually accepted by the people.

Modern: before the reform and opening up: simple meals; Grain, edible oil, cotton, cotton cloth, etc. The implementation of unified purchase and marketing, the main consumer goods supply by ticket. After the reform and opening up: basically solve the problem of food and clothing; The "vegetable basket project" enriched the diet; From full to good.

build

Modern times: after the Opium War, western-style houses began to appear in coastal cities; During the Republic of China, high-grade apartments and villa houses appeared in big cities, such as garden houses; Chinese and western architecture is very popular.

Modern: before the reform and opening up: the housing was crowded and the furnishings were simple.

After the reform and opening up: the housing situation has been improved unprecedentedly, and there has been a "decoration fever", and the pursuit of modern equipment and elegant and comfortable environment has become a lifestyle; 1995, launched the "housing project" to allow low-and middle-income workers to buy houses.

Social usage

Modern times: Reform Movement of 1898: Reformists advocated "breaking clothes" and "forbidding foot binding" to reform the traditional marriage system.

Before and after the Revolution of 1911, "breaking clothes" and "not binding feet" not only changed customs, but also had a distinct anti-Qing revolutionary color.

Modernity: after the founding of New China, it advocated thrift, love of labor, selfless dedication and helpfulness, which fundamentally changed the social atmosphere;

Since the reform and opening up, new changes have taken place in people's ideas, dress, living conditions and popular language. Diversification of leisure ways; The social fashion of paying attention to environmental protection, health and providing relief to disaster areas has gradually taken shape.

traffic

Railway: Tangxu Railway is the first railway built in China, marking the birth of China railway industry.

After the Opium War, ships began to enter China, and the western powers monopolized the water transport industry in China.

Cars and highways: At the beginning of the 20th century, cars began to appear in Shanghai. After the founding of New China, automobile industry and petroleum industry were established and developed, and highway traffic developed rapidly.

Aircraft and Aviation Industry: 1909, Feng Ru made the first aircraft in China, marking the beginning of aviation industry in China. At the beginning of the founding of New China, the development of civil aviation industry was limited; After the reform and opening-up, the number of air routes has greatly increased, and China has become a world civil aviation power.

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Modern:

Postal Service: 1896, Daqing Post Office was established and modern postal service started; 1920 Join the Universal Postal Union. Telegraph: 1877, Fujian Governor set up the first wired telegraph line in Taiwan Province Province, and China started his own telegraph. Tel: 1875, China Merchants Shanghai set up a telephone line and opened the first telephone.

Modernity: After the founding of New China, a nationwide communication network with Beijing as the center and connecting provinces and cities has gradually formed. After the reform and opening up, the telecommunications industry has developed rapidly, and the number of fixed telephones and mobile phones has jumped to the second place in the world. In recent years, the Internet era has arrived.

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Newspapers and periodicals

Around the middle of19th century, modern newspapers and periodicals appeared in China, most of which were founded by foreigners, such as China Newspapers and World Bulletin. After the founding of New China, Party newspapers such as People's Daily became the main public opinion to publicize the Party's line, principles and policies.

After the reform and opening up, the newspaper industry has recovered its vitality, and various professional newspapers and periodicals have mushroomed.

film

1895, French Lumiere brothers put the film into practical stage; Movies were introduced to China from 65438 to 0896. Dingjun Mountain was the first film made by China people, which marked the birth of China film industry. After the founding of New China, the theme reflecting workers' and peasants' life and revolutionary war was put on the screen. After the reform and opening up, China's films have become more brilliant, both in quantity and quality.

broadcast

1926, Harbin Radio Station started broadcasting (Part I); 1928, China Central Radio started broadcasting (nationwide).

internet

1946, the world's first computer was born in America; From 65438 to 0969, the United States built the Internet, and since the 1990s, it has developed into a global information network. From 65438 to 0994, China officially entered the Internet age. ?