The"Modern"Concepts of the Populace in the Qiaoxiang Regions
In the course of exploring rural modernization in modern China,the people of qiaoxiang regions have developed their own con-cepts of"modernization"with their own characteristics,such as venerating history,aligning with international practices,pursuing civilization,yearning for science and technology,maintaining the collective consciousness,etc.,and these have been recorded and expressed through rural construction documents and architectural decorations.The construction of grassroots self-governance system and village scenes has influ-enced the thoughts,behaviors,value orientation and modernization exploration practices of the populace,and condensed their basic knowl-edge of and attitude towards the prospects of China's rural development in an age of great change since the Opium War.These are different from the choices and reaction of China's upper classes.The influence of the traditional culture and the introduction of Western civilization have enabled the populace in the qiaoxiang areas to adhere to the traditional culture and to absorb western civilization and coexist with it,demonstrating the simple cultural consciousness and cultural confidence of the populace in the qiaoxiang regions.
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