近代芜湖开埠前的城市形象——基于在华英文报刊考察

On the City Image of Wuhu Before Its Opening in Modern Times——Based on the Investigation of English Newspapers and Periodicals in China

芜湖是西方列强在皖江流域打开的第一个通商口岸,有着安徽近代化先锋和民主革命策源地之称。1854年至1876年间,上海英文报刊出现了三则涉及芜湖的连载报道,向世人展示了开埠前芜湖的城市形象和风貌。通过对其翻译、研究,为了解近代芜湖早期城市发展进程提供了重要素材。

As the first trading port opened by Western powers along the Yangtze River in Anhui,Wuhu is known as the vanguard of modernization and the birthplace of democratic revolution in Anhui Province.From 1854 to 1876,three serial reports about Wuhu appeared in Shanghai English newspapers and periodicals,which showed the city image and style of Wuhu before its opening to the world.Through translation and research,this paper provides important materials for the understanding of the early urban development process of Wuhu in modern times.