他者、地方性与仪式化——《舌尖上的中国》之文化解读

The Other,Locality and Ritualization——A Cultural Interpretation of the Documentary A Bite of China

纪录片《舌尖上的中国》被认为在展现美食的过程中很好地表现了中国传统文化。笔者运用他者、地方性和仪式化三个术语对其进行文化解读,指出它具备他者的视角、对地方性知识的关注和仪式化的呈现三个方面的特点。他者是对美食文化传统的认识,更是对美食现状的反思;地方性知识突出食物产生的独特性;仪式化的呈现说明了美食的神圣性与世俗性。

The documentary A bite of China is assumed to successfully present the traditional Chinese culture through the exhibition of dish making. This paper makes a cultural interpretation of the documentary A bite of China by using the three key terms： the other, locality and ritualization. The documentary has three inherent features： it displays the traditional Chinese culture through the perspective of the Other, concerns about the locality of food cul- ture, and fitualizes its culture. The Other provides a good perspective of a understanding to traditional Chinese food culture and well reflects the current food culture in China; the locality of food knowledge highlights the uniqueness of the Chinese food; the presentation of ritualization describes the sacredness and secularity of food.