I. Clothing
1. Before the reform and opening up: simple and monotonous
Before the reform and opening up, people's clothes were all coarse khaki, and Haichang Blue almost filled cities and rural areas. From rural areas to cities, they are all blue, gray and black. Everyone wears workers' and peasants' clothes and Zhongshan suits. The whole of China lives in such a monotonous clothing age, so it is nicknamed "blue ant" by foreigners.
2. Since the reform and opening up: colorful fashion personality
Since the reform and opening up, the colors and styles of clothing have become more diversified, and the fabrics and textures have also undergone great changes. With the development of the times, people wear more and more clothes, and the color has changed from a single blue-gray to colorful. Pursuing individuality and fashion has become a new fashion.
Second, food.
1. There was a great improvement before the reform and opening up, but food was scarce and monotonous, tickets were prevalent, people were malnourished, and some rural areas did not solve the basic problem of food and clothing.
Food stamps are the product of planned economy. The era when tickets are popular is also an era of material shortage. Only on holidays can people buy some cakes, sweets and dried fruits with tickets, which are very small.
2. Since the reform and opening up-not only have enough to eat, but also eat well, with balanced nutrition and matching thickness, green food has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Today, our material life has been greatly enriched, with food markets, supermarkets, hypermarkets and all kinds of food. People's requirements for food are getting higher and higher. They should not only "eat well" but also eat healthily. The concept of scientific hygiene is deeply rooted in people's hearts. People pay attention to balanced nutrition, matching thickness and light taste. They should eat more fruits and vegetables and less foods high in fat and cholesterol. Wild vegetables and coarse grains used to satisfy hunger because of insufficient food have now become healthy food on the table.
The improvement of people's living standards reflects the further development of social productive forces and the prosperity of socialist market economy since the reform and opening up.
Third, live.
1. Just after the founding of the People's Republic of China-most of the houses of urban residents with poor living conditions are small in size and poor in facilities. For example, the courtyard in the north and the pavilion in the south are very crowded and messy, and the house is too small, which gives people a sense of oppression. In rural areas, most of the inland areas in the north are adobe houses and caves, and most of them are thatched houses in the south. These houses are in disrepair. People and animals sometimes live in the same room with poor sanitary conditions.
2. Before the reform and opening-up, the flat houses with uniform and monotonous style replaced the dilapidated houses that were continuously improved in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but the living conditions were still poor. Pieces of fish-scale tiles have replaced the dilapidated roof, and the walls are no longer Shi Zhuan, but flat and white walls made of lime. But there is almost no decoration in the house, only basic furniture such as beds, tables and chairs. It looks simple and neat, full of harmony and tranquility.
3. Since the reform and opening up-the living area has expanded and the living conditions have improved significantly.
Old-fashioned ordinary houses can no longer meet people's living needs, so new houses came into being.
In the 30 years of reform and opening up, the housing conditions of China people have made several leaps, from "sad" houses to "excellent" houses today. Most people live in spacious buildings with hundreds of square meters, and some families who get rich first because of the reform and opening-up policy have millions or tens of millions of villas to live in.
The way has also changed from the original "living in public houses and paying rent" to private property with clear property rights, which was unimaginable in the past.
Fourth, ok
1. People's Republic of China (PRC) has just been established-the traffic is inconvenient.
In big cities (such as Beijing and Shanghai), trams and cars are more common, while rickshaws and bicycles are more common means of transportation. Bicycles and rickshaws are not rare in ordinary small and medium-sized cities. In rural areas, there are wagons and rickshaws in the north and boats and ox carts in the south. Walking is the most common way to travel.
2. Before the reform and opening-up-some improvement, but mainly bicycles.
Before the reform and opening up, the city's traffic resources were extremely limited. Besides walking on two legs, people can use buses and bicycles instead of walking. However, there are few bus lines and cars are often crowded. By contrast, the most convenient means of transportation is of course a bicycle. China was once called "the kingdom of bicycles", which shows people's dependence on bicycles. However, the road construction at that time was also very backward, which brought a lot of inconvenience to people's daily life.
3. Since the reform and opening up-traffic conditions have improved significantly, and railways, highways and aviation have grown rapidly.
Expressway is the main symbol of a country's traffic modernization. The ownership of expressways has also become an index to measure the degree of economic development. In addition to inter-provincial expressways, many provinces and regions in China have built short-and medium-range expressways in this region, forming a nationwide expressway network. Now we can see that the road to a modern metropolis is full of vitality, crowds surging and traffic shuttling. These means of transportation are also varied, with more bus lines and better facilities (not only ordinary buses, but also more advanced luxury buses and double-decker buses with air conditioners and mobile TVs installed inside); Even taxis beckon, private cars are not uncommon, and new modes of transportation such as subway and light rail appear.