繁華消逝：一個地方空間的轉化—以臺灣（臺南）府城五條港區為對象(1864-1926)

本文主要透過檢視清領至日治時期之間的臺灣（台南）府城五條港區來呈顯其地方豐富的意涵。首先，本文討論有關布勞代爾(Fernand Braudel)所提「時段」的想法與「邊界」的概念。基於此概念，一個傳統地方時間／空間才得以被形塑出來。其次，本文將焦點置於促使地方局勢改變的多重因素上，分析五條港在清領時期如何呈顯一種「舊」時間／空間概念，並在日治之後轉為「新」的時間／空間面貌。最後，本文將在此種歷史情狀變動下，指出這個地方空間的轉化是一個由繁華盛景趨向隱沒消逝的過程。

關鍵字

五條港；結構；局勢；三郊

並列摘要

This paper aims to identify and explain the abundant meanings of a place called Wu-tiao Gang（五條港）,a five-river area outside of the western part of Tai-wan fu(the central area of present-day Tainan city) in Taiwan. Firstly, we discuss the concepts of time spans raised by Fernand Braudel and boundaries. With them, a traditional place could be formed gradually. Secondly, focusing on the multiple factors contributing to the transition of the conjuncture, we analyze why and how a spatial structure of the five-river area during the Qing Dynasty represented a type of ”old time/space” but a ”new time/space” after the area changed under the Japanese rule. Old time/space After Tai Jiang（台江）dumped substantial deposits in 1823,the Wu Tiao Gang's geographic five-river features were gradually formed outside the western city wall. During this period, because of trade with other areas around the world, the businesses of San-jiao（三郊）,three major guilds in Tainan, flourished. Briefly, this period reflected characteristics of a traditional place with certain geographical, social, religious and political borders. New time/space During the Japanese occupation period, the idea of traditional boundariess, such as city walls and jing（境）were replaced by a grid system used to demarcate locations easily on a map under the colonial power. In addition, as the Greenwich Mean Time method came to be practiced universally on the island, the rhythm of everyday life had to synchronize with other places in Taiwan, and even with those in Japan. Thus, the well defined, traditional ”place” was transformed into only a ”part” of the colonial planning chart. Finally, under the various influences within that historical context, we identify the transition of the place to be a process of change from flourishing to fading.