The towering Taihua (Andes) mountain range separates South America into two relatively independent regions. In the eastern part of the Taihua Mountains, Chang'an New City, which is 550 meters above sea level, has a cool monsoon blowing from the side of the Taihua Mountains, which is in the middle of summer.
Citizens brought a comfortable coolness.
In early January 1889, from Zhenzhou and Linzhou in the northernmost part of the empire, to Gyeonggi-do and Chang'an in the central part, and Anju in the southernmost part, no matter whether the local climate environment was hot or cold, the annual traditional Spring Festival became more and more popular.
As it approaches, people all over the country can truly feel the atmosphere of joy and happiness.
Spring couplets and peach symbols have been changed year after year. In a long and unintentional time, many Chinese immigrants have lived in South America for more than ten years. Their spouses, children and familiar neighbors are all here.
Born, met.
People from all over the world gather together in one place. During the Chinese New Year, families sit together and calculate their income for the past year. Amidst the careful advice of their wives and the innocent and carefree laughter of their children, the men may
I can taste a hint of nostalgia from my wife’s Nanjing Mandarin with a local accent.
More than 70% of the local people come from Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Cantonese, southern Fujian, and Nanjing Mandarin with a southern accent are the three most commonly used local languages in daily life.
Cantonese, Minnan dialect, semantics and pronunciation are quite different from northern dialect. It is relatively difficult for people in other areas to learn. Nanjing Mandarin has a pronunciation close to northern Mandarin, and its spread also covers Jianghuai and Liangjiang areas. It was once used as the official language in the Ming Dynasty
Therefore, considering the language audience and ease of promotion, the central government determined Nanjing Mandarin as the common language.
The determination of the local official language heralds the further deepening of reform in the cultural field.
In February 1881, according to the instructions of Li Mingyuan and the central government, the Ministry of Education convened nearly a thousand well-known local cultural scholars to begin specialized research and research in areas such as simplification of Chinese characters and notes on Chinese pinyin.
In late March 1887, after six years and four large-scale deletions and corrections, the Chinese standard simplified Chinese characters and Chinese pinyin were officially released. As a result, Nanjing Mandarin became the common language for government officials, teachers, students, the military and other functional groups.
Language, at the same time, Cantonese, Hokkien, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other local dialects have also received corresponding attention and protection as part of the traditional culture of the Han Dynasty.
Taihua Gate on the north side of Chang'an New City has a very different natural climate from that of the Central Plains, which cannot offset the people's inheritance and expectations of traditional festivals.
Inside and outside the tall and wide city gates, people of all ages wearing all kinds of clothes, with festive smiles on their faces, crowded around Chang'an City, the political center of the empire.
The majestic and magnificent city walls, the broad and flat cement and gravel official roads, the bustling and lively streets, and the scenes revealed in any corner of Chang'an City all convey the vitality and hope of this new country to the outside world.
The construction projects of the Chang'an Palace and the new city were completed one after another around 1888. On June 21, 1888, after the first phase of the construction of the capital was completed, the built-up area of Chang'an reached 180 square kilometers. In the middle of the next month, considering that the built-up area was smaller than before
More than tripling in size, the Chang'an Municipal Government announced the relaxation of the capital's population restriction laws, raising the upper limit on the number of permanent residents in the city to 600,000.
Once the decree was announced, it triggered a huge response in the country. The first to take action were the businessmen and people in Gyeonggi Province. Taking advantage of the short distance from Chang'an New City, they were the first to take action, or they took out the plans they had already prepared.
I have been in urgent need for many years, or have temporarily borrowed money from relatives and friends, but I have tried every method I can think of, and the purpose of doing so is all to buy a house in the capital, and then become a capital citizen in the eyes of people in other parts of the country.
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Building a house in Chang'an and becoming a common people at the feet of the emperor has great appeal to the Chinese people in any era.
With good expectations for the capital, batches of people and businessmen spent a lot of savings and rushed towards the capital. But just like the good expectations, wanting to become a permanent resident of the capital requires more than just
You can do it if you have money.
Continuing the regulations at the beginning of the capital move, those who have made great contributions to the country can get a house with an area of about 1,000 square meters in the capital for free. At the same time, they will also have the opportunity to own up to three houses in the capital. For ordinary people and businessmen,
Military dependents, workers in high-tech industries, and students from colleges and universities are given priority to become residents of the capital. Some families with insufficient assets but middle- and lower-level officers who have achieved meritorious services in major foreign wars, and grassroots officials who have performed well can also receive a certain amount.
etc., and then get a small and medium-sized house provided by the state.
After arranging the above two groups of people, only common people and businessmen with no illegal or criminal records and clean family backgrounds will be allowed to enter the capital, and then according to the principle of one house per household, they can purchase houses ranging from 120 square meters to 500 square meters at market value.
Independent house.
With the aura of a national political center and a mild climate all year round, the population of Chang'an New City increased from 420,000 to 600,000 in less than half a year, reaching the upper limit set by the government. People who had fulfilled their wishes were happy to purchase.
New Year's goods, preparing to spend the first festive Spring Festival with their families in the capital, but those people who were not allowed to live in the capital could only bring their property deposit certificates with them and return home disappointed.
The scene of people rushing to enter Chang'an New City is the impact of the special environment, and it is also a general microcosm of the rapid industrialization of South America. In Songjiang City, Songzhou, merchant ships traveling to and from both sides of the Atlantic are constantly passing through the large port of Songjiang.
,sent to all over the world,
In Xing'an County (Paso Fundo), Yangzhou, the local coal resources with abundant reserves are used nearby (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina are rare coal resource reserve areas in southern South America, and the coal resource reserves in the two states are
It is about 35 billion tons, accounting for about 90% of Brazil's proven coal reserves. It can be mined for more than 500 years. The data comes from the SDIC. Although South America has fewer coal resources than the northern hemisphere, it is not impossible.
Only Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina have proven coal reserves that are sufficient for the local industrial revolution. Among the total reserves, the proportion of anthracite coal is low and the proportion of sub-bituminous coal is high, so some anthracite coal needs to be imported.)
) and iron ore resources,
The Hanguo Iron and Steel United Group, located here, refines hundreds of tons of metal ore every day into steel raw materials urgently needed for local industrial development.
The three cities, which are located in different regions and have different development paths based on their local advantages, have gradually developed into local political, economic and industrial centers.
Like Chang'an New City, the economic and industrial center effects of Songjiang and Xing'an counties also attracted a large number of people to move there. By the beginning of 1889, the number of people in the two places had reached 200,000, reaching 570,000 and 240,000 respectively.
As one of the three major prefecture-level administrative regions in the country, Songjiang's rapid population growth is in line with the local government's expectations. However, as an industrial city, Xing'an County's rapidly gathering population has caused the local county's built-up area to continue to expand, with the overall built-up area reaching 70
The square kilometers have exceeded the size of many municipal-level cities that are state capitals. Therefore, after listening to the suggestions of the Yangzhou (Rio Grande do Sul) state government, the central government decided to upgrade Xing'an County to Xing'an City in 1890.
Its administration is set at the deputy state level, which is half a level higher than an ordinary state capital city.