作为市民公共空间的存在与发展——近代杭州茶馆功能研究

On the Function of Hangzhou's Teahouses as a Public Civic Space

近代杭州茶馆除了具有传统意义上的休闲、闲聊和信息传播的功能,也是各色人等进行经济和文化活动的公共空间。它既是民间知识和民间曲艺生产和传承的重要场所,也是联结地方社会生活和经济活动的一个枢纽。总之,近代杭州茶馆扮演着十分重要的角色,它与民众的生活紧密相连,并承担了广泛而又复杂的社会功能,展现着丰富而生动的市民文化。

Besides their traditional function as the place for recreation, talk and information sharing, modern teahouses in Hanghou provided a public space for economic and cultural activities in and out of the city. They became the rich sources for civil nowledge and local masterpieces of operas and arts, closely relating to the public social and economic life. In a word, in the todern social life of Hangzhou, teahouses played a vital role in various aspects such as connecting people, performing extensive nd comprehensive social functions and displaying colorful and live citizen lives of the local public.