Chapter 1 A Difficult Start（1911-1927） 1
A Difficult Start 2
Changes in Clothing Fashions 6
Agriculture,Commerce and Daily Life 12
Changes in Family Life 13
Transportation 16
Urban Transformation 24
New Culture 30
Artistic Revival 34
Chapter 2 Years of Crisis（1928-1949） 37
Economic Development 38
Urban Landscape 46
Lifestyle 58
National Education 64
Films and Operas 70
Anti-Japanese War 77
Economic Hardships 84
Liberation of the Farmers 86
Chapter 3 A New World（1950-1965） 89
Transportation 90
Industry 94
Society 96
Urban Landscape 100
Lifestyle 106
Education 134
Culture 138
Chapter 4 Freeze-Frame of a Symbolic Era（1966-1976） 147
A Fiery Era 148
Chapter 5 Catching Up with the World（1977-2000） 179
Tidal Wave of the Era 180
Wave of Economic Growth 191
Food Priority 202
Return of Beauty 214
Transportation 226
Marriage and Family 232
Education 242
Sports and Entertainment 260
Films,Music and Performances 266
Chapter 5 Merging with the World（2001-2012） 281
Transportation 282
Fashion Leaders 294
Modern Industry and Agriculture 298
New Urban Landscape 313
Lifestyle 328