试论新生活运动之缘起

１９３４年蒋介石发起的新生活运动在中国国民党历史上占有重要地位，对于近现代中国历史也有一定影响。这场历时１５年之久的社会改良运动．所以出台，是由多方面因素决定的，其中政治上与“九·一八”后“攘外必先安内”政策的推行有直接联系；思想上与蒋介石为代表的保守主义势力对“五·四”运动的排斥与仇视相关；而从根本上讲，则是希望借此机会重新恢复封建伦理道德的精神统治地位，作为控制人民，维系政权统治的有效工具。

Origin of "New Life Movement

The "New Life Movement" initiated by Chiang Kaishek in 1934 holds an important position in the history of KMT of China and has exerted certain influence on the modem andcontemporary history of the country. This socio-reform movement lasting for 15 years hadmultiple causes. Politically speaking it was directed related with the implementation of the policy of "stabilizing internal situation before resisting foreign aggression" in the wake of the September 18th Incident. Ideologically speaking, the cause lay in the rejection of and babed againstthe May Fourth Moved by the conservative forces represented by Chiang Kaishek. However,the fundamental motivation was that Chiang Kaishek attempted to take advantage of thisopportunity to restore the ruling position of the feudalist ethics and mores,by means of whichto control people's ideology and maintain his regime.