鸟瞰台湾与图像殖民--日据时期台湾的鸟瞰图研究

Bird’s-Eye View of Taiwan and Image Colonization:A Study of Bird’s-Eye View Maps of Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule

20世纪30年代,在日据当局的主导下,以殖民地台湾为主题的鸟瞰图集中出现。这些鸟瞰图既具备地图的实用性,又具有较高的欣赏价值,在被大量生产出来后,以多种型制在市场上流通,广受读者欢迎。鸟瞰图不仅呈现了台湾最新的地理知识,也展示了全岛的资源分布和依附性发展,显示出殖民当局掌握了“鸟瞰”式统治全岛的能力。鸟瞰图在构图方面,总是将官署、神社等所谓日本“内地”元素置于中心位置,并进行细节描绘和放大处理。在对旅游路线的规划中,除了介绍自然名胜,还楔入种种“帝国”符号,将旅游建构成“帝国”精神的归化之旅。以鸟瞰图为代表的文化殖民活动,在台湾五十年殖民史研究中是十分值得重视的方面。

In the 1930 s,under Japanese colonial authorities,bird’s-eye view maps of Taiwan were created in large numbers.These maps featured not only the practicality of maps but also high appreciation value.They were produced in large quantities and circulated in various forms in the market,popular among readers.They not only presented the latest knowledge of Taiwan’s geography,but also displayed the island’s resources and dependency development,demonstrating the colonial authorities’ability to rule the island in a“bird’s-eye view”style.In terms of composition,the bird’s-eye view maps always placed government offices,shrines and other“inland”elements at the center,portrayed in detail and enlarged.In the planning of tourist routes,in addition to highlighting natural scenic spots,various“empire”symbols were embedded,making tourism a naturalization process for learning the spirit of imperialism.Cultural colonization activities represented by the bird’s-eye view maps are very worthy of attention as a part of the fifty-year history of Taiwan’s colonial rule.