“Modification, Destruction and Burning”: A Research toward the Development Process of Xiamen Dada

This article reconstructs Xiamen Dada’s development process via its artworks, correspond-ence, and documentary materials. The image analysis and interpretive content analysis have been used in the research toward the materials above. This study fulfilled the lack of the specific mate-rials analysis in the previous studies on Xiamen Dada. It demonstrates a more comprehensive picture of the reaction when Xiamen Dada copes with the social influence. This paper will serve as a foundational source for further cross-disciplinary culture study.