Abstract:

This article analyzes the transformation of xiqu (traditional Chinese theatre) performance space in Republican China (1912–1949), focusing on the performances in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. It investigates the institutional and habitus differences compared to larger urban areas, and changes in admission rules, particularly the implementation of ticketed admission, which transformed temples into commercial theatres. Disputes over ticketed admission, involving local officials, residents, and Japanese, emerged due to the new admission rules, which differentiated between audience and non-audience members and regulated entry into the performance space. This monetization strategy contributed to the reorganization of the local entertainment market and was followed by the conversion of temples into commercial theatres during the 1930s. This article argues that an alternative “modernization” process and spatial politics rooted in the aspiration to build a modern state was nurtured by cultural interactions but also emerged from the local context, which profoundly influenced the local spatial understanding and local society. This process was closely linked to, yet distinct from, colonial modernization. The development of cities modernized by colonization had become one of the main driving forces behind the development of the cities within their radius.

摘要：

本文分析民国时期（1912-1949）戏曲表演空间的转变，重点关注浙江温州的表演。它调查了与较大城市地区相比的制度和习惯差异，以及入场规则的变化，特别是门票入场的实施，它将寺庙变成了商业剧院。由于新的入场规则区分了观众和非观众，并对进入表演场地进行了限制，因此出现了涉及当地官员、居民和日本人的门票入场纠纷。这种货币化策略促进了当地娱乐市场的重组，随后在 1930 年代将寺庙转变为商业剧院。本文认为，植根于建设现代国家愿望的另类“现代化”进程和空间政治是在文化互动中孕育的，但也是从当地语境中产生的，深刻影响了当地的空间理解和当地社会。这一过程与殖民现代化密切相关，但又有区别。通过殖民而现代化的城市的发展已经成为其半径范围内城市发展的主要推动力之一。