明代的城市文化

The City Culture of the Ming Dynasty

中国的城市文化,在元代已然确立的情况下,到明代又有了长足的发展。城市人民的生活在商品经济发展的背景下增加了许多新的内容。人们的观念有了很多更新,而且城市人民开始为了自己的利益展开与封建统治者的斗争。城市艺术文化活动变得愈益丰富多彩,城市文化的平民性、商业性和娱乐性特征表现得愈益鲜明。

Formed in the Yuan dynasty, the Chinese city culture developed rapidly in the Ming dynasty. With the development of commodity economy, citizens＇ lives were filled with new content, and their conception changed a lot. At the same time, citizens started to struggle against the feudal government for their own benefits. As the cultural activities in city became more and more colorful, the city culture turned into a more commercialized entertainment favoured by civilians.