Construction And Imagination Of Urban Culture: Research On Space Culture Of Nanjing Metro Station

With the development of urban construction,the problem of ground traffic congestion has become more and more serious.As one of its solutions,subway running through the underground city is favored by people,which sets off a boom of subway construction in domestic cities.As a node on the subway line,the subway station is the key transitional space of the city,also one of the five major parts within the city,together with the city streets,gardens,squares and railway stations.Since subway stations are vital to urban space,these problems are worth studying that what urban culture subway stations construct and what role subway stations play in the urban culture communication systemIn view of the remarkable achievements in the development of Nanjing Metro in recent years,Nanjing metro stations are chosen as the research object.Participatory observation and semi-structured interview are the two main research methods.10 subway lines of Nanjing metro,159 subway stations were investigated on the spot,especially the space design and various facilities,decorations within stations.At the same time,I interviewed the passengers which were randomly chosen with reference to the interview outline prepared before and the actual situation in Nanjing Station,Nanjing South Railway Station,Xinjiekou Station,Gulou Station,Zhujianglu Station,Jimingsi Station and Yuantong Station,where there were more people than other subway stations.Through data compilation and analysis,I found that the space of Nanjing subway stations constructed Nanjing urban culture from three aspects.First,the construction of Nanjing subway stations integrated themselves into the urban culture of Nanjing,which were not only the landmark buildings of Nanjing,but the expansion space and power administration space of the city.Second,the decoration of Nanjing subway stations represented by station art walls and advertisements shaped two kinds of the cultural image of Nanjing,a historical ancient capital and a modern city.These two images were integrated in two ways,combining decorations and the space around subway stations,and replacing the meaning of cultural symbols of Nanjing,while the tearing between these two images reflected the dual pressure behind the urban cultural imagination of subway stations’space.Last,the feelings and activities of subway passengers,there were also two different types.In the attitude of responding or resisting,subway passengers participated in the urban culture construction of subway stations’ spaceOn the whole,Nanjing subway stations expand the cultural space of Nanjing,which exploit the urban space resources and strengthen individual’s urban identity with Nanjing.At the same time,there are also deficiencies in the cultural space construction of Nanjing subway stations,which are the destruction of traffic space to cultural space and the lack of daily life.The urban culture constructed by Nanjing subway stations is a kind of culture to show the image of Nanjing city and build the brand of Nanjing,rather than the culture for individuals living in the city.And the culture space of Nanjing subway stations is a space for local power’s self-maintenance and self-development,rather than for reflecting urban life or promoting public communication.The space of Nanjing subway stations is a new space for Nanjing urban culture communication from two perspectives.Through the investigation of Nanjing subway stations’ culture,it’s hoped that this study can provide new information for the cultural research of urban space,and contribute to the cultural space construction of subway stations.