唐代初期至中期城市居民消费类型及其特点——以长安为例

Consumption Types and Characteristics of Urban Residents in the Early and Middle Tang Dynasty: Taking Chang’an as an Example

唐代城市作为经济文化中心,其居民消费大体包括生存型的衣食居行、发展型的医疗教育以及享乐型的娱乐活动。唐初经济衰敝和政府的提倡,生存型消费占主导地位,唐中期经济发展和城市经济功能增强,人们消费观念也在悄悄变化,不再满足于购买生存型的物质资料,精神享乐消费所占比重大大增加。

As an economic and cultural center, the urban residential consumption in Tang Dynasty was mainly involved with the basic necessities of life including food, clothing, housing and transport, the developmental medical education and the entertainment. In the early Tang Dynasty, the survival consumption was dominant due to the declining economy and the advocation of the government. In the mid-Tang Dynasty, with the economic development and the enhancement of urban economic functions, people’s consumption concept was changing gradually. They were no longer satisfied with the purchase of material products for survival, and the proportion of spiritual hedonic consumption increased significantly.