近代地方城市建设中的困境——以1929年无锡拆城筑路事件中的报刊舆论冲突为例

The Predicamentsin the Modern Urban Construction:a Case of the Public Opinion Conflict of the Press in This Matter of Wuxi's Walls Demolition and Road Construction in 1929

在1929年无锡拆城筑路事件中,拆城派认为城墙是封建社会的权力象征,拆除城墙是自己践行革命意识最实际的行动表达,"拆城即革命"成为拆城派不自觉的话语体系;而反对拆城者,囿于传统的城防观念,将城墙作为一种安全治安的保障,官方革命行动的象征符号功能表达意识与民间的传统城防观念形成了激烈的对峙和笔战。剖析报刊上的舆论战,一方面可以深层理解无锡拆城筑路背后政府、绅商、市民各自之间复杂的观念与利益冲突。另一方面,反映出无锡报界利用报刊这一传播媒介将简单的城市建设工程——拆城筑路,型塑为革命行为象征符号的实践过程。

The people approving of dismantling the walls thought that it was regarded as a symbol of power in feudal society,the demolition of the wall was his own practice of revolution consciousness the most practical action, this sentence that the demolition of city walls was a revolutionary act became their unconscious discourse system. Those who objected to the idea of dismantling the city walls, fettered by traditional concept of city defense, regarded city walls as a guarantee of public security. The symbol function expression consciousness of the official revolutionary action and traditional concept of city defense were on a collision course,which led to written polemic round by round in the press. By analysing public opinion warfare in the press, on the one hand, we can understand the complex ideas and conflicts of interest deeply between government, merchants and citizens behind dismantling city Walls and building roads. On the other hand, this affair reflected the procedure that the Wuxi press used newspapers to shape urban construction projects--Walls demolition and road construction into the symbol revolution act.