乡村化城市:20世纪30年代前期游人眼中的曲阜

“Rural City”: Tourists’ View of Qufu in the Early 1930s

20世纪30年代前期，中国的旅游业得到初步发展，津浦铁路沿线的社会秩序相对安定。作为历史文化名城，曲阜遂成为旅行社重点推荐的旅游目的地之一。多数游客，抱着对孔子的敬意及对其后裔的好奇心抵达曲阜参观游览。但曲阜落后的交通、寥落的景点、衰败的社会经济和保守的社会风俗，让多数游客对曲阜城这个“乡村化城市”略感失望。游客们虽能肯定孔子及其历史地位，但已失去帝制时代的温情与敬意。在进步与革新思潮的影响下，孔子及其后裔在当时已成为一个文化符号，曲阜也成为古老与落后的象征。

China’s tourist industry saw its primary development in the early 1930s, when social order along the Tientsin - Pukou railway was quite stable. Qufu,as a historic city,became a highly recommended tourist destination.A larger amount of tourists visited Qufu with a sense of respect for Confucius as well as a sense of curiosity for his descendants. Yet most tourists were a little bit disappointed at this "rural city",featuring limited transportation,sparse scenic spots,bad economy,and old - fashioned social customs. Although tourists may agree with the importance of Confucius as well as his historical significance,they may not realize the tender feeling and respect for Confucius as old Chinese intellectuals.This shows that back then,affected by the trend of progress and innovation,Confucius and his descendants only existed as a cultural symbol,instead of a kind of faith that can guide action.