| dc.description.abstract | This study set focus at Late Qing Dynasty and exploring the growth and development of Shanghai periodical press; while closely examining the contents (“Wen”) in periodicals, also observing how modernization had widely influenced and changed China society.
Starting by looking into Chinese Serial and Shanghae Serial—— significant periodicals in both Hong Kong and Shanghai during 1850-an, known with broadcasting extraordinary views to readers——London Missionary Society published and delivered informative news and knowledge through periodicals, while Chinese intellectuals(Bingbihuashi) had taken chance to work and learn with the missionary, then generated his own perceptions and reflections. The collaboration and achievement between missionary and Chinese intellectuals marked the key point of the beginning of Knowledge Modernization in Late Qing.
Then, the focus moving to 1860-an when the Qing Government suppressed the insurrection and started Western Affairs Movement. Through the first Chinese newspaper, Shanghai Xinbao, a marriage of Shanghai Missionary with Western Businessmen, analyzing the Shanghai Xinbao’s mass popularity and the reputation it build up; Shanghai Xinbao played an important role of channeling knowledge to the public and guiding public to recognize the international new order.
Thirdly, following 1860-an to 1870-an, T′ung-Chih Restoration had led to the rebuilding of cultural context. During this time, Shun Pao Office (Shunpaoguan) published first integrated literature and art periodicals: Yinghuan SuoJi, Siming Suoji, Huanyu Suoji; a group of Shanghai intellectuals manned the editorial. This chapter will explore the effort on localizing the periodicals, and discuss influences of the periodicals to the society.
Lastly, the study will further explore a few other publications from the Shun Pao Office. When pictorial emerged in 1880-an, it showed that periodicals had become more mature with publishing more variety of contents; these contents had been published in serial, included: historical icon’s notes and anecdotes (Zhang Min He’s Gushuei Jiouwun, Zhang You Yu‘s Yipiao Ji); celebrity foreign travelog (Li Gui’s Huanyoudiciou Sinlu, Yuan Zhu Chih’s Tanyinlu); lifetime-journey-memoir of modern knowledgeable and prominent figure (Wang Tao‘s Manyousuilu Tuji)—— by studying the ancient China/local anecdotes with modern world/foreign travelog shown in above said periodicals, tracing the extension and evolution of “Wen”.
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