水的雙城記: 上海與蘇州自來水之供應(1860-1937) = A tale of water in two cities : water supply in Shanghai and Suzhou (1860-1937).
| Jazyk: | Chinese<br />English |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Bibliografie |
| Popis: | 水作為人類最基本的必需品，本應是人人共用的自然之物。但隨著近代社會的工業化及城市化發展，水資源愈見有限，人們對水的認識也逐漸改變：水被賦予許多新的涵義，並與現代技術結合而成為一種商品。在中國，從1850年到1950年間，使用商品水漸漸成為富裕、衛生、文明、摩登的象徵。本論文主要探討在這百年間用水的演化如何在蘇州城中體現出來。 Water, as an essential ingredient for life, is supposed to be freely used. However, in the age of industrialization and urbanization, with fear of water shortage and environmental degradation, people imposed new ideas on this natural resource, and transformed water from public good into a tradable commodity by using new technology. In China from 1850 to 1950, commoditized water supply made people feel affluent, healthy, civilized, and modern. This thesis examines the transformation of water use in the city of Suzhou. The establishment of the first water supply company in the Shanghai International Settlement in the late nineteenth century was a significant milestone of China's modern water supply. Soon after that the French Concession and the Chinese Zone attempted to follow the practice. The services of water supply were yet never unified in Shanghai. While better-off households in the Foreign Concession enjoyed indoor tap water supply, many others, especially those who lived in the Chinese walled city, bought water directly in streets installed with water taps. The way to consume water reflected living standard. During late Qing period and China’s Republican period, the local elites of Suzhou City also attempted to set up modern water supply, but failed with insufficient capital. Eventually, a few wealthy merchants formed a small company of water supply. Instead of using steam engines to pump water from river, the company opened artesian wells, and built water pipes to transport water to households. This created the Suzhou model of water supply. However, because of competing local forces, this modern water supply in Suzhou was of a small scale. Only a few rich people could afford to consume the water, a majority of the Suzhou population still relied on ordinary shallow wells and rivers to have their daily water. Detailed summary in vernacular field only. Parallel title from added title page. Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-190). also in English. Chen Wenyan. |
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