近代来华外国人视域中的天津城市文化

Tianjin Urban Culture in the Eyes of Foreigners Who Came to China in Modern Times

"近代中国看天津",越来越成为人们的一种共识。而近代来华外国人又是如何看天津和评论天津城市文化的呢?透过众多近代来华外国人的记述,天津的自然环境、交通状况、城市建筑、城市管理等方面的情况得以呈现。虽然这些记述还不能简单等同于历史真实,但毕竟为后人认识和了解天津提供了某些借镜,值得批判地吸收和借鉴。

The idea is more and more acceptable that ＂modem China can be better represented by the city of Tianjin＂. What was Tianjin like in the eyes of foreigners who came to China in modem times？ What were their comments on its urban culture？ According to the descriptions of these foreigners, we can get some clues about Tianjin＇s natural environment, traffic condition, urban architecture and city management. Although these descriptions can＇t be simply treated as the historical facts, they provide some valuable information about Tianjin.