International Communication Studies in Literature and Art
ICSLA, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2026, pp.9-20.
Print ISSN: 3079-2711; Online ISSN: 3104-5081
Journal homepage: https://www.icslajournal.com
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64058/icsla260102ppctc
廖琳达（Liao Linda）
摘要:中国戏曲为西方所了解是从广东开始的。明朝中叶以后，西方人沿海上丝绸之路来广东探险、考察、经商的人日益增多，这里也成为西方人经常性接触中国戏曲的第一站。西方人最早的看戏实践主要集中在澳门、广州和香港三个停驻地，这里也成为西方戏曲翻译与研究的桥头堡。这个过程又可以划分为三个阶段：一、早期探险家和传教士在广东零星看戏，二、“一口通商”后广东成为西方人看中国戏的唯一日常通道，三、鸦片战争后广东仍是西方人看戏的重镇。对这一过程进行考索，有助于理解中国戏曲与西方文化的接触之径，还原其历史图景，更加真切地观察到东西方文化交融的过程，为今天的中国戏曲走向世界提供借鉴。
关键词:广东；戏曲传播；戏曲翻译；域外汉学
作者简介：廖琳达，国家图书馆海外中国问题研究资料中心馆员，研究方向：海外中国戏剧研究、跨文化戏剧研究，电邮：linda__liao@163.com。
Title: Port, Performing, Cultural Ties: Canton, An Important City for the Dissemination of Traditional Chinese Theatre in the West
Abstract: Canton was the first place of Westerners’ contacting of Chinese theatre. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, more and more people from the Western countries came to Canton through the maritime silk road. Many Westerners were exposed to Chinese theatre in this city. The earliest places where Westerners seen Chinese theatre were mainly concentrated in Macau, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, which also became the sites of translation and research. The process of Westerners seeing, translating, and researching Chinese theater in Canton is divided into three stages: First, a small number of early explorers and missionaries seen Chinese Theatre in Canton. Second, Canton became the only place in China for Westerners to see Chinese theatre after it became the only port of trade. Third, Canton remained the main location for Westerners to see Chinese Theatre after the Opium War. Studying the process helps to understand the collision between Chinese theatre and Western culture, to observe the process of East-West cultural fusion, and to provide a case study for the dissemination of Chinese theatre today.
Keywords: Canton; Dissemination of Chinese theatre; Translation of Chinese theatre; Chinese Studies
Author Biography: Liao Linda, Librarian at Chinese Studies Center of National Library of China. Research interests: Overseas Chinese Theater Studies, Cross-Cultural Theatre Studies. E-mail: linda__liao@163.com.
Received: 19 Feb 2025 / Revised: 08 Nov 2025 / Accepted: 22 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
