《红楼梦》中“茶”之文化符号探微

A Study of the Cultural Symbol of Tea in A Dream of Red Mansions

茶作为符号媒介在《红楼梦》中,不仅是这个诗礼簪英之族的有闲生活方式的体现,而且也叙述着豪门的生活时光和心灵细节。它作为交往行为的媒介更是一种隐蔽的文化符号,暗示和显现着贾府中每个人的心态和行为。在主子和丫鬟之间都透着严格的身份和等级的意味所指。茶符号的媒介功能传播和扩大着人际交往信息的空间,调理着微妙的人际关系,在贾府这个环境中充分表现了中国传统符号的独特性。

Tea, as a sort of medium in A Dream of Red Mansions, is not only the reflection of a relaxed life by the people from scholarly families, but also the narration of the daily life and specific spiritual details in the rich and powerful families. Besides, it is even a kind of eortcealed cultural symbol, suggesting and showing the state of mind and behavior of everyone in the Jia family. There are strict identity and differences between the masters and the maids. The narration of tea disseminates and expands the space of interpersonal information, and regulates the relationship in a subtle way. In the Jia family, it reflects, to the great extent, the uniqueness of the Chinese traditional symbols.