Research On The Hangzhou Teahouse And Urban Social Life During The Republic Of China(1927-1949)

The emergence and popularity of Chinese teahouse has witnessed a thousand years of evolution,being especially colorful,though there are ups and downs.The old woman in Eastern Jin dynasty sold tea porridge on streets;Fengyan in Tang dynasty first recorded "more shops are opening in cities,which sells fried tea";The tea shops existing in two Song Dynasty are numerous and demonstrated the brilliance,which were exhibited exquisite,with odd tea and special soup;during the Ming and Qing dynasty,teahouses blended into the marketplace,manifesting the phases of the whole world......The teahouse is originated from the needs of people’s production and livings,which shows a strong relation to social economy and culture,in the meantime,playing its basic value and actively adjust to the transformative environment.This not only provide a new way for survival and development,but also gradually deeper the teahouse cultural precipitation.Hangzhou teahouse has the characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River,which integrates in the history of the evolution of urban development.Based on analysis and comparison of main types,the number and scale and distribution range of Hangzhou teahouse,highlighting its obvious age and regional characteristics.By browsing Zhejiang province and Hangzhou city archives,we would show some real scene during 1927-1949 in the teahouse and people’s life in city as detailed as possible,combined with the history,economics,sociology theory and research results,and to explore the relationship between Hangzhou teahouse,people’s daily leisure,social economic and political incidents.Therefore,we might reveal the influence of national political and social changes in city development,being helpful to further understand the interaction of daily culture,small business,and public policy.The research results include:making full use of existing materials,fully showing the development of Hangzhou teahouse relatively at that time,and analyzing the teahouse manager and patrons,drawing the scene of people’s using and enjoying the teahouse;taking the teahouses’ specific financial and capital expenditure situation into consideration to reflect the status and roles of the teahouse in social economy;reflecting the political content in the teahouse by cases happening in teahouse and some related policies.