解读1948年“杨妹事件”始末

People's psychology and the concern of the society:Analyze the "Yangmei incident" in 1948

1948年4月,重庆女子杨妹"九年不食"的报道见诸报端。随之,全国各地相继有自称不食者出现,社会各界及政府对此异常关注,全国范围内一度掀起了为期数月关注杨妹的热潮。"杨妹事件"的发生及其影响得以迅速扩大是当时国统区恶劣的经济环境及生存条件之下民众心理与关切的集中反映。人们对"杨妹不食"的极大兴趣及杨妹等不食者"不食反为食"的矛盾心态及动机,无不从一特定角度描绘出国统区民众当时真实的生活及心理状态。

In April of 1948, the newspaper reported that in Chongqing a woman called Yangmei has not eaten for nine years. Afterwards, persons who claim not to eat appear in succession in all parts of the country. The various circles of society and government all pay close attention to this, and lifted ＂ Yangrnei upsurge＂ which last several months in nationwide. The emergence of ＂Yangmei incident＂ and its influence could expand rapidly is the concentrated reflection of people＇s psychology and the concern of the society under the abominable economic condition in the district ruled by Kuomintang. People＇s concern about the incident and contradiction behavior of the persons who claim not to eat all depict the condition of peoples life and psychology at that time.