港式饮茶与香港人的身份认同

Hong Kong Style Yumcha and Hong Kong Identity

港式饮茶具有香港人身份认同的社会作用 ,它是香港人社会关系得以强化以及建构身份认同的文化领域。以饮茶为核心的物质文化和消费行为是都市人身份认同的重要组成部分。港式饮茶在香港表现出自助、自动和自由选拔的意识 。

This paper discusses issues of identity in Hong Kong as manifested in the social institution of yumcha.Hong Kong style yumcha is more than a form of eating;rather,it is a cultural domain in which social relations are reinforced and identities constructed.The material culture and consumption behavior surrounding yumcha are part and parcel of the process of producing and repeoducing a metropolitan identity,characterized by syncretism,inclusivity,adaptivity,and a desire for transformation.The paper examines how yumcha is related to political uncertainty ,familial relationships,as well as local trends of globalization.