民国和中国历史上的魏、晋、元、明诸朝一样,都是社会风尚大变革时期,而民国的变革较之以往的任何时期都要深刻彻底。在中国历史上,上层阶级的大规模有意识地改良风俗,除旧布新,而且达到明显效果的就是在民国时期。可以说,中国风俗史的古代和现代之分,应是以此时期为标志的。一 Like the Wei, Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties in the history of China, the Republic of China was a period of great social change and the revolution in the Republic of China was more profound than any other period in the past. In the history of China, the large-scale and conscious reform of the upper class, except for the old ones, achieved significant results in the Republican period. It can be said that the distinction between ancient and modern Chinese customs should be marked by this period. one