The Historical Change of the Chinese Community in Australia.docVIP

The Historical Change of the Chinese Community in Australia 　　Abstract：In this paper，the author tries to give an account of the historical change of the Chinese community in Australia，hoping to sum up the basic pattern and structure of the Chinese community in Australia，as well as the historical contributions the Chinese Australians has made to promote Sino-Australian friendship and the prosperity of the two countries. 　　The paper can be divided into three parts. At the beginning，the author makes a brief introduction to the background of the formation of the Chinese community in Australia and the living condition of the Chinese Australians from 1848 to 1901. Later，the author explores the social state of the Chinese Australians under the White Australia Policy，with the intention to show the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese. Then，at the end of the paper，the author points out the great contribution the Chinese Australians made not only for the motherland but for Australia，hoping to strengthen the cooperation and exchange. 　　Key words：The Gold Rush，Chinese Australians，White Australia Policy，process of adaption，contribution 　　1 the condition of the Chinese migration in Australia from 1848 to 1901 　　With regard to the cause of the huge tide to emigration，the worsening living environment was a compelling one. The frequent natural disaster and the regional wars made much of the land of the Qing Dynasty lie waste and plunged its people into an abyss of the misery. Besides，because of the impact of the western commodity economy on the entrenched natural economy in China，the traditional living pattern gradually broke up and there was some shrinkage in handicraft industry in a way. At the same time，the immigration policy promulgated by the Qing government became loose duo to the suppression from the foreign countries as well. Thus，given these reasons，ordinary people seek to live on through immigrating to Australia. Surely，apart from this，the Australian Gold Rush we