Joining the Global Public: Word, Image, and City in Early Chinese Newspapers, 1870-1910

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237 A Ying, on xiaobao, 203 Actor, as object of xiaobao, 204 Advertisement, for lithography art, 110; for Shenbaoguan publications, 160 n.25; Shenbao charges for, 71 Aesthetic preferences, Dianshizhai Studio impact on, 156; in Shenbaoguan , 128, 148 Aiyuan misheng, serialized, 146 Allen, Young J., 52, 65 Altar of Heaven, illustration of, 111 Analects, quoted as motto of periodical, 21 Ankaidi, 227 Art market, of Shanghai, 128 Art reproductions, 110, 119; by Dianshizhai , 119, 154–155 Attiret, military paintings by ordered, 149 Bac Ninh, battle of illustrated, 122; Dianshizhai huabao text on translated, 135 Baguwen. See Newspaper prose Ball, Dyer, 107 Bamboo-twig ballads. See Zhuzhici Bao Tianxiao, 179, 225 Benjamin, Walter, 107 Biji, serialized in Dianshizhai huabao, 146; standing of as genre, 147 Biji xiaoshuo daguan, Shenbaoguan impact on, 156 Bilingualism, among early journalists, 62 Black Flags, exploits of as illustration items, 122–126 Book of Documents, as source for political ideals, 33 Book of Poetry, quoted for newspaper definition, 23 Books, beauty of, 110; lack of illustration in Chinese deplored, 116; lithography reproduction of by Dianshizhai, 120 Bunyan, The Pilgrims Progress, 159 n. 21 Cai Erkang (journalist), 51, 113; and Shenbaoguan, 53; judge in essay competition, 66; lifestyle of, 53–55; history of SinoJapanese War by, 54; Huanying huabao content described by, 114–115; Huanying huabao preface by translated, 114; inscriptions on name card of listed, 55; poem writing by with Qian Xinbo, 65; transcription for “Marx” by, 54 Caifeng bao, 223 Calligraphy, lithography reproduction of, 110, 120 Camera obscura show, 227 Cantonese Dialogues. A Book of Chinese Phrases, 163 n. 54 Cartoons, in xiaobao, 225 Celestial Empire, The, 63, 66; circulation numbers of, 71 Index 238 JOINING THE GLOBAL PUBLIC Cha shisu meiyue tongji zhuan, 21 Charitable organizations, 59, 216 Chen Aiting, 56, 58; and Wu Tingfang, 58; professionalism praised, 68 Chen Gengxin, 51 Chen Jitong. See Tcheng-ki-tong Chenglong jiahua, serialized, 146 China Mail, 68 Chinese Education Mission, 57 Chineseness (of newspapers), 66–71, 82–83, 140 Chinois Vues Par Eux-Memes (Les), 157 Chuanqi, play serialized, 146; standing of as genre, 147; style of in Dianshizhai huabao, 176; tales serialized, 147 Cilin shu hua bao, 54 Circulation numbers, of Huanying huabao , 118; of Huazi ribao, 100 n. 221; of Shenbao, 100 n. 220, 133; of Xunhuan ribao, 100 n. 221; of Youxi bao, 206, 216 Civil society, 1 Cixi, appreciation by of Wu Youru paintings , 150; on newspapers 50; military paintings ordered by, 149 Communication between high and low, and governance transparency, 83; facilitated by newspapers, 75–76; history of collapse of in China, 77; reduced to topdown , 79 Coubert, Commander-in-Chief, 123–124 Courtesans, as object of xiaobao, 204; beauty of stressed through photography, 219; cemetery for impoverished, 216; classed as Four Great Diamond Cutters, 215; competition organized among, 213–214, 221; compared to officials, 214, 221; defense of reputation of, 213; functions of houses of, 211; handbooks on 219; image of associated with modern amenities , 219; manners of criticized, 209; market value of image of, 219; poems on, 219–220; private relations of opened to public through paper, 215; status of in Shanghai, 209; shift in images of, 219; traditional skills associated with, 219; use of newspaper by, 216 Currier & Ives, 105, 120 Da Shijie, 224 Democracy, in courtesan election, 214 Dianshizhai Studio, establishment of, 158 n.14; impact of on aesthetic preferences, 156; impact of on market for printed image, 156; lithography art reproductions sold by, 119, 120; lithography reproductions of books by, 120; maps sold by, 120; print shop illustration reproduced , 121; sales network of, 110,120; staff and equipment of, 121 Dianshizhai congchao, serialized, 147 Dianshizhai huabao, 7; Aiyuan misheng serialized in, 146; and news hawkers in ancient China, 137; and Shenbao articles, 179; art reproductions in, 147–148; calendar used for, 132; circulation of, 134; charity collection by, 145; Chinese authenticity of emphasized, 131, 140; difference between and newssheets, 131; difference between and Western illustrated papers, 144–145; distribution of through Shenbao channels, 131, 144; envisaged core market for, 126; Fengzheng wu serialized in, 146; excerpts from in translations , 157; Ge Gongzhen on, 176; geographic distribution of locale of stories in, 191; holdings of original copies of, 168 n. 114; human interest stories in, 187; illustrations from reproduced in foreign papers, INDEX 239 136, 138–140, 141; illustrations inserted in as posters, 150; impact of on film casting, 157; impact of on reality perception, 156; impact...