青岛城市市政建设的早期现代化——以自来水发展为例

Early modernization of Qingdao municipal construction——taking the development of tap water as an example

自来水是近代城市市政规划建设走向现代化的重要方面。青岛是近代中国较早建立自来水系统的城市之一,自来水系统在一定程度上了促进了青岛的城市规划建设以及社会生活变迁。但作为帝国主义入侵的舶来品,德租时期的青岛自来水建设本质是德国租借当局通过技术维护在青岛的租借管理,攫取在青岛的最大利益。从自来水的视角,可以更好地认识西方物质文明如何伴随强权和技术楔入近代社会,从而深化对近代中国社会变革复杂性和全面性的理解。

The construction of tap water is an important aspect of modern urban municipal planning and construction towards modernization.Qingdao is one of the cities that established the tap water earlier in modern.The tap water system has promoted the urban planning and construction of Qingdao and the change of social life to a certain extent.But as an imported product of imperialist invasion,the essence of Qingdao’s water supply construction during the German leasing period was for the German leasing authorities to maintain their leasing management in Qingdao through technology and seize the maximum benefits in Qingdao.From the perspective of tap water,we can better understand how Western material products have been integrated into modern society with power and technology,thereby deepening our understanding of the complexity and comprehensiveness of social changes in modern China.