从1858年到1906年间的《申报》看近代上海的鸦片吸食环境

近代上海,吸食鸦片是一种＂社会风尚＂。人们购买、吸食鸦片毫无愧疚感,上层知识分子与下层穷苦市民均参与到这一行列中。鸦片买卖给上海市面带来一片虚假的繁荣。为了可持续性的征税,清政府对鸦片征税也慢慢地＂上瘾＂,更加刺激鸦片的买卖与吸食。各色烟馆进行了激烈的＂市场竞争＂,上海最有影响力的《申报》对此进行了深入的报道。

Opium-Taking Environment in Modern Shanghai Seen from Shen Daily from 1858 to 1906

In modern Shanghai,opium-taking is a social fashion.People including upper intellectuals and lower coolies wouldn’t feel guilty from buying and taking opium.The opium business brought false economic prosperity to Shanghai.For continual taxation,the Qing government became addicted to opium taxation which stimulated opium purchasing and taking,and many opium dens were involved in the market competition.The most influential Shen Daily has made in depth reports on the situation.