20世纪三四十年代中国知识精英的“新中国”意象

The “new China” image of the Chinese intellectual elite in the 1930s and 1940s

20世纪三四十年代中国知识精英对“新中国”的建设意象已经发展了民国初期关于建国的认识,从而具有了现代化国家的意义。抗日战争的全面爆发后,知识精英话语中的“新中国”意象,是要在和平统一与民主自由的基础之上,要拥有发展的经济、普及的教育及强大的国防。并且,他们构想出“新中国”的政治、经济、文化和国防的基本情况。在此认知基础上,他们提出了从政治、经济、文化、国防等四个主要层面来建设“新中国”的路径。

In the 1930 s and 1940 s, Based on the understanding of founding of the republic of China in the early period of the republic of China, The Chinese intellectual elite developed the image of “new China” into a modern state extent. After the outbreak of anti-Japanese war, the image of “new China” in the discourse of Chinese intellects was to be characterized by, on the basis of peaceful reunification, freedom and democracy, a driving economy, universal education and strong national defense. In the mean time, the intellects conceived new China’s fundamental conditions in such fields as politics, economy, culture and national defense. Under this circumstance, they also proposed a new path to build the “new China” on the above mentioned four aspects.