生成与转译:17至18世纪“京城图像”在西方的传播

Generation and Translation:The spread of the“Capital Image”in the West in the 17th and 18th Centuries

17至18世纪,西方开始关注与研究中国京城的布局和皇权图像。从早期的想象到实地观察与绘制,京城图像逐渐呈现出真实与想象并存的面貌。文章通过纽霍夫的图像文本,梳理和解读京城图像在西方的生成、传播及跨文化转译过程,认为京城图像不仅是皇权统治的象征,还激发了西方人文精神觉醒和国家政体现代化的转向。

From the 17th to the 18th century,the West began to pay attention to and study the layout and imperial image of the capital city of China.From early imagination to on-site observation and drawing,the image of Beijing gradually presents a coexistence of reality and imagination.This article examines and interprets the generation,dissemination,and cross-cultural translation of images of the capital city in the West through Newhoff’s visual texts.It argues that the images of the capital city are not only symbols of imperial rule,but also inspire the awakening of Western humanistic spirit and the shift towards modernization of state polity.