「帝國夢」與「市井情」：《清明上河圖》中的中國故事

'The Dream of Empire' and 'Urbanity': The Chinese Story in Along the River during the Qingming Festival

李楊(Li Yang)

《中國文學學報》 2期 (2011/12) Pp. 85-98

https://doi.org/10.6903/JCL.201112_(2).0005

摘要

宋代的《清明上河圖》之所以能夠在上海世博會上成為「中國」乃至「城市」的鏡像，是由這幅繪畫所包含的豐富的文化政治想像－帝國魅影與市井情懷所決定的。《清明上河圖》講述的東京－這個「12世紀的世界首都」的故事不僅在為我們重寫城市史提供動力，另一方面，它還在為時下的人文學科「在中國發現歷史」－為尋找「多元現代性」的努力提供想像力；與此同時，它還標識出當代中國對自身世界地位和文化價值的想像。這個重新講述的中國故事將「帝國夢」與「市井情」組合在一起，它不僅包含了自我觀照，也內在地整合了他者的觀看方式。

關鍵字

帝國 ； 市井 ； 中國故事

並列摘要

Through reinterpreting ＂the Chinese story＂ represented in the scroll Along the River during the Qingming Festival of the Northern Song Dynasty, this article tries to answer the question why, in the World Expo 2010 at Shanghai, it could become a ＂source＂ to imagine the ＂city＂ and even ＂China.＂ I would argue that its rich and multilayered expressions of Chinese culture as well as politics are the main reasons, especially its obsession with Empire and its sympathy with the daily lives of citizens. In this panoramic painting, the story of Dongjing 东京, the cosmopolitan metropolis of the twelfth century, not only provides new resources for us to rewrite the urban history of China, but also inspires us to rethink the multiple possibilities of modernity in Chinese history. Furthermore, the selection of this scroll to exhibit in the Expo also symbolizes how contemporary China positions itself in the current world stage as well as how it reflects on its own cultural history.

並列關鍵字

Empire ； the daily lives of citizens ； the Chinese story