再造交往网络:作为媒介的兰州中山桥及其历史观照

Remaking Network of Communication:Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge as a Medium and Its Historical View

桥不只是静止的建筑,更是物化的媒介,其本质在于容纳与其相关的人、物、事件和信息。这一干人事生发出一个个人类交往网络。在此视角下,对兰州中山桥及其历史的探究,就是揭示这些不断嵌套的交往网络。铁桥修建不但肇启了一个沟通内地与西陲的现代交通网络,而且这一现代性事件又将兰州和甘肃嵌入到了世界性交往网络之中;其命名之变使政治网络叠加于交通网络之中;修缮与限行又在原有网络之上释放出新的政治和文化意义;今天,中山桥与声、光、电媒介的“相遇”孕育出一个新的社会空间和日常交往网络。这些交往网络既是对中山桥历史片断的呈现,又构成中山桥的整体历史。

A bridge is a fixed building,but it is not static.Its essence is to accommodate the people,things,events and information related to it.As a materialized medium,Zhongshan Bridge constantly opens up the nature of its materiality,accommodates people,objects,information,events and media,and generates one after another human communication network,which are not only the historical fragments of Zhongshan Bridge,but also constitute the whole history of Zhongshan Bridge,namely,the construction of the iron bridge has not only initiated a modern transportation network connecting the inland and western regions,but also embedded Lanzhou and Gansu into the world communication network,a change of name has superimposed political networks on transport networks,the renovation and restriction of traffic has released new political and cultural significance on the original network,and today,the"encounter"between Zhongshan Bridge and sound,light and electric media breeds a new social space and daily communication network.