民国时期铁路乘客的旅行生活及其时代特征

Railway Passenger ’ s Traveling Life and Characteristics of the Times During the Period of the Republic of China

民国时期铁路的大规模建设,不仅大大促进了中国的现代化进程,同时也极大地改变了铁路旅客的乘车环境与旅行生活。较为舒适的车厢环境与便捷通畅的旅行生活很快便形成了民国时期较大规模的观光之旅、考察之旅、文化之旅、科考之旅等旅客群体。但是在民国时期的特定环境下,旅客也必须得面对一些复杂的局面。与此同时,铁路作为近代以来出现的一种交通工具,又在一定程度上带有当初社会的一些时代特征。

During the period of the Republic of China, the large-scale construction of railways not only contributed greatly to accelerate China＇s modernization process, but also profoundly changed people＇s travel habits. For rail passengers, whether traveling environment or traveling life had dis- tinct modern colors. In the meantime, the railway as a means of transport came into being in China since the modern times, and it also was with some social characters of the time in some degree. There- fore, whether the railway or passengers, to a certain extent, also had some time characteristics.