清末民初南洋华人知识精英的“通道-小生境”
Corridor-niche of the Nanyang Chinese Elites During the Late 19th and Early 20th Century

林澜 LIN Lan
北部湾大学国际教育与外国语学院副教授。
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陈茜CHEN Qian
北部湾大学国际教育与外国语学院讲师。
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摘要

本文运用著名史学家孔飞力的“通道-小生境”概念分析清末民初四位南洋华人精英代表人物的“通道-小生境”模式，分别为：邱菽园以传统文人活动为通道、黄乃裳以基督教为通道、林文庆以儒教重建通道、伍连德以医学重建通道。本文认为，考察知识精英的通道如何构建，他们把哪些文化元素或社会建制搬到了移入地小生境，可以更好地了解知识分子移民的特点。其次，将四位人物的通道一起分析比较，可较清楚地看到林文庆重建通道稍有不顺的原因其实更多地是与时代环境有关。

关键词：清末民初、南洋华人知识精英、“通道-小生境”

Abstract

By using the concept of “corridor-niche” proposed by the famous historian Philip Alden Kuhn, this paper analyses the “corridor-niche” model of four representatives of the Nanyang Chinese elite in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In my study, Khoo Seok Wan built his corridor by means of the traditional literati activities, Wong Nai Siong built his corridor of Christianity, Lim Boon Keng’s corridor was reconstructed by Confucianism, and Wu Lien-teh’s by medicine. The characteristics of the intellectual immigrants could be better understood by examining how these intellectual elites built their corridors and what cultural elements or social institutions they had transferred to the niche where they emigrated. Moreover, by analysing and then making a comparison among the corridors of these four elites, we can see that the reason why Lim Boon Keng was less able to rebuild the corridor smoothly is largely due to the background during that period of time.

Keywords：Late 19th and early 20th centuries, Nanyang Chinese elites, Corridor-niche

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