页眉内容-1-页脚内容TheChangesofEntertainmentinChinaEntertainment,whatanexcitingworditis!Fromancienttonow,everypeopleliketoentertainthemselvesduringtheirleisuretime.Eachgenerationhasitsownentertainingcharacters.However,doweknowwhatkindofentertainingchangeshavehappenedinChinaintherecentyears?Entertainmenthaschangedinpeople’srightbecauseofthedifferentsocialbackgroundandinwaysbecauseofthedevelopmentofeconomyandtechnology.Therightofpeople’sentertainmentbecomesmuchfreebecauseofthedifferentsocialbackground.Thesocialsituationhaseffectonpeople’slife.Itmeansthatpeoplewholiveindifferentageshavedifferententertainingright.Thereasonisthatthegovernmenthasthedifferentpolicyduringdifferentperiod.Inthe1930’s,therightofpeople’sentertainmentwaslimited.In1937,theLugouqiaoIncidentbrokeoutinChina,whichsymbolizedthebeginningoftheworldWarⅡinChina.Sincethattime,Chinahadbecomeanoldsemi-colonialandsemi-feudalsociety.Mygrandfathersaidthat,atthattime,theCommunistPartyadvocatedthepropagatingmottosof“Fightingforourcountry’speaceandfreedom”,“Fightingfortheliberationofthepeople”and“Fightingagainstthecolonialism”.Peoplewerealwaysbusyfightingfortheircountry’sreunificationandthepeaceofworld,sotheyhadlittlerightandextratimetoentertain.Atmyfather’sgeneration,people’sentertainingrightwasmuchfreethanmygrandfather’s,butalsorestrictedbygovernmentalpolicy.Inthoseages,peopleobeyedeverypolicywhichwasmadebygovernment.Theyputthepeople’sprofitastheirtop页眉内容-2-页脚内容benefits.Theyspentmuchtimedevelopingheavyindustrywhichwasinspiredbygovernmentandeachfamilyshouldworktogetherinacollectingplace.Allofthoseconstrainedpeople’srighttoentertain.Inmygeneration,therightofentertainmenthasundergonetremendouschangessincethegraduallypeacefulandsteadyChinesesocialbackground,andpeople’spursuitfortheirfreedomright.Firstly,afterthe1980’s,becauseofthesteadysocialenvironment,governmentplacedtheirpremiumonpromotingeconomicdevelopment.Inordertodevelopeconomy,governmentencouragespeopletoentertain.Forexample,citizenscanspendtheirleisuretimeunrestrictedsufferinginternet,traveling.Secondly,inthemoderntime,peoplearethemastersofthecountry,sotheybegintopursuetheirfreeright.Theythinkthattheyhavetherighttodeterminethewaysandtimeoftheirentertainmentandtheycandoeverythingtheywantlegallytoamusethemselves.Thewayofentertainmentalsohaschangedmorediversely,becauseofthedevelopmentofeconomyandtechnology.Ifonecountry’seconomyisstrong,theywillhavelotsofmoneytosupporttheircountry’sotherbusinesses,suchasshowbusiness.Meanwhile,iftheeducationhasimproved,themoreadvancedentertainingfacilitieswillbeinventedorbroughtin.Undertheconditionsofdiverseentertainingway,peoplewillenjoytheirlifemore.Inthe1930’s,theentertainingwaywasreallylimitedowingtothebackwardeconomy.TheWordWarⅡresultedinthepovertyandchaosforChina,sopeoplehadnomoneytopurchaseextrafacilitiestoentertain.Accordingtomygrandfather’swords,atthattimepeoplejustplayedwiththeirsiblings,herdedsheeponthefield,swaminriver,caughtfish页眉内容-3-页脚内容fromriverandshootbirdswithslingshot.Sometimestheyenjoyeddramasperformedbytheirneighborsorthemselves.People’sentertainingmannerwastraditionalandsimpleinthatage.Afterthe1960’s,people’sentertainingwaybegantoenrichduetothedevelopmentofindustryandtechnology.Myfathersaidthattheyhadbroadcasttoenjoythemselveswhentheywereyoung.Theyoftensittogetherandlistenedtothebroadcastwhentheyfinisheddinner.Theyalsohadbikestorideeverywhereforfun.Singingreformsongswhentheywereworkingtogetherwithotherwasalsoabetterwaytospendtheirleisuretime.Inoneword,theentertainingwayswerereallymultipliedandadvancedatmyparents’age.Inmygeneration,thewayofentertainmentismorediversifiedbecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofeconomic,advancedscienceandtechnology.Atfirst,duetotheeconomicreformandglobalization,Chineseeconomyhasmadeagreatprogress.Now,besidesthephysicalgratification,peopleinclinetoseekmentalsatisfactionandbody-building.Theytraveleverywheretobroadentheirhorizon,playtabletennisandbasketballfortheirbody-building.Theyalsohangoutwiththeirfriendsorholdingpartiesforfun.Secondly,theadvancedscienceandtechnologycanofferpeoplemanyadvancedentertainingfacilities.Peoplecanamusethemselvesbysearchinginternet,shootingballoonswithelectronicguntoexperiencetherealsense.Allthoseaspectsmakeentertainingwaymorediversifier.Becauseofdifferentsocialenvironment,economicandtechnologicallevel,entertainmenthaschangedinpeople’srightandways.Timesenteachgenerationdifferentgiftsofentertainingmanners.Withthetimeflying,peoplehavemorerighttoamusethemselvesinmultipleways.Theentertainmentisnotonlyinphysicalwaysbutalsoin页眉内容-4-页脚内容mentalways.Withtheliberalanddiverserecreation,peoplewillhaveabetterandmeaningfullifeinthefuture.
