明清江南地区酒楼茶园中戏曲演出发展述略

A Tentative Summary of Traditional Opera Performances in Restaurants and Teahouses in Jiangnan Areas of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

明清时期,随着江南地区商品经济的发展、市镇经济的勃兴以及民众日常生活风尚的转变,酒楼茶园中的戏曲演出获得了广泛的市场空间。明初,官办酒楼中的戏曲演出占据主要位置,从明中期开始,民间酒楼中的戏曲演出逐步复兴。入清以后,"戏馆""戏园"出现,并广受欢迎。至清末,茶园开始逐渐取代戏馆、戏园的市场地位。

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties ,growth of commodity economy in Jiangnan Areas ,prosperity of city economy and fashion shift in people ＇s daily lives resulted in the expanding markets for opera performances in restaurants and teahouses .In the early Ming Dynasty ,operas were mainly performed in dining establishments owned by the government ,which then gained popularity in non-governmental restaurants in the Mid-Ming Dy-nasty.During the Qing Dynasty,theaters,or opera gardens became popular sites for such performances while teahouses replaced them at the end of the Qing Dynasty .