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潮汕文化“出圈”底气从何而来?——访北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授陈平原

北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授陈平原接受中新社“东西问”专访,深度解读潮汕文化“出圈”背后的底气与发展。

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随着电影《给阿嬷的情书》火爆及英歌舞流行,潮汕文化近期备受关注。北京大学教授陈平原接受中新社专访,从学术研究、生活方式及侨批文化等维度,深度解析潮汕文化“出圈”的底气与未来发展方向。

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电影《给阿嬷的情书》上映后引发全国关注,潮汕文化的学术研究和民间传播迎来新的热潮。

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中新社广州9月14日电 题:潮汕文化“出圈”底气从何而来?

——访北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授陈平原

中新社记者 孙秋霞

随着电影《给阿嬷的情书》火爆全国,潮汕文化再次成为大众关注焦点。如今,潮菜与工夫茶双双“出圈”,成为一种可供借鉴的生活态度;英歌舞更是一马当先,从乡间庙会跳进亿万人的手机屏幕……从1993年国学大师饶宗颐倡议建立“潮州学”至今,潮汕文化正从学者的案头走向大众的心头。

潮汕文化“出圈”底气从何而来?近日,北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授陈平原携新书《走进阿嬷的潮汕》亮相2026南国书香节,他在接受中新社“东西问”采访时作出深度解读。

2025年2月21日,广东潮州,2025年潮州市青龙庙会非遗巡游活动举行,女子英歌队在牌坊街表演。中新社记者 陈楚红 摄

现将访谈实录摘要如下:

中新社记者:电影《给阿嬷的情书》上映后,潮汕文化引发全国关注,您认为潮汕文化“出圈”的底气从何而来?

陈平原:我认为潮汕文化提前十年不会“出圈”,因为“潮学”研究还没到那个份上,潮汕文化传播也没那么广。近十年,从饮食、民俗、文化再到学术,我们是一步步走过来,非一蹴而就。

只有当社会面临转型,大家才能理解另外一种悠闲的生活方式,潮汕才会被认为是一个好地方。如果大家都快马加鞭,潮汕不会引起如此大的关注。很多人前来潮汕并非为了欣赏这里的建设有多么辉煌,而是想要了解当地人的生活方式。

在街头喝工夫茶聊天、悠闲品尝潮州美食,这种烟火气是很多大城市没有的,这是社会和文化转型导致的潮汕文化“出圈”。

中新社记者:学术研究、文艺创作与大众传播在潮汕文化“出圈”中各自扮演什么角色?

陈平原:三十年的潮学研究借由一部电影“出圈”,如果没有三十年的潮学研究,侨批、方言等也无法得到如此广泛的传播。近几年英歌舞、营老爷等潮汕文化在民间也传播较广,这是学界和潮汕民众共同推动的成果。

电影《给阿嬷的情书》上映之后大家感到亲切,是因为电影与潮学研究共享了一个族群的历史和记忆,喜怒哀乐都在其中。电影有电影的表达方式,著作有著作的着力点,它们是相互衬托和互相帮助的。

以前潮汕主要在商业上有名声,但潮汕人不仅会做生意,还擅长读书。电影把潮汕的方方面面推向了前所未有的高度,一个“省尾国角”的小地方突然引起全国观众的记挂和欣赏,这是千载难逢的机会,一旦错过将不再有。因此我们必须抓住这个机会,让全国人民了解潮汕好的一面,尽可能提升我们的知名度和自信心。这部电影给予我们很大助益。

中新社记者:在潮汕文化中,“阿嬷”承载着怎样的情感重量与文化意义?为何这个看似平凡的形象,能够跨越方言与地域的边界,击中亿万观众的心灵?

陈平原:我认为在潮汕的家庭结构中,阿嬷占据特殊位置。以前许多潮汕家庭都是男人出去打拼,下南洋,寄钱回来养家。寄回来的侨批都是寄给家族中的阿公或者阿嬷。阿嬷通常是支撑家庭的精神支柱,这是潮汕家庭的特有结构,因此阿嬷在潮汕家庭中拥有重要地位。

另一个问题是,祖孙之间的关系通常比较和谐,阿嬷与孙子、孙女关系非常好。大家追忆起来都是儿时的记忆,那时父母忙于工作,祖父母则更多地陪伴大家,因此阿公和阿嬷更容易勾起我们童年的回忆。

《给阿嬷的情书》电影让“阿嬷”红遍全球,“阿嬷”是一个文化符号,代表潮汕的女性和家庭中祖孙间的温情。

2026年8月27日,广东广州,2026南国书香节上,《给阿嬷的情书》电影道具专题展吸引参观者拍照。中新社记者 陈楚红 摄

中新社记者:在您看来,侨批所承载的“银信合一”的信用传统,对理解潮汕人的精神底色有何不可替代的意义?

陈平原:“侨批档案”已成为“世界记忆遗产”,不仅潮汕有,梅州、江门和闽南等许多地方都有,是广东和福建两省民众在特定年代下南洋后,回馈家乡,表达情感的特殊方式。

在中国近代,走出家乡后,山东人闯关东,山西人走西口,广东人和福建人下南洋,三个不同的移民路线也是三种不同的奋斗途径,他们有自己的表达方式。如今许多人都会唱《走西口》,那样的歌曲也是传达他们情感的一个重要途径。

侨批是由于跨国的特殊需要,形成银信合一的方式,这种保留下来的物质形态可作为我们了解那一段商业史、情感史以及外贸史的重要途径。

中新社记者:近年来,您为何如此关注潮汕文化?今年6月,您和林伦伦、黄挺两位潮汕籍学者联袂主编的《走进阿嬷的潮汕》出版,与此前出版的《潮汕文化读本》相比,本书侧重点有什么变化?

陈平原:四十多年前,我从中山大学到北京大学念书,绝大部分时间做的不是潮汕文化研究。十年前,我认为应为家乡做更多事情,于是邀请了林伦伦、黄挺共同主编《潮汕文化读本》,主要面向中小学学生。

我们希望《走进阿嬷的潮汕》成为面向全国乃至全球的作品,因此舍弃了教学方面的内容,补充两个大类,即侨批和短论,其他部分也做了修订。此外,我们还插入了图像资料,为此专门进行相关拍摄,这是一本面向全国大众的读本,书籍整个架构、风格和体例都发生了很大变化。

中新社记者:潮汕文化接连“出圈”,掀起了“潮汕文化热”。您觉得接下来的“潮学”研究应该朝什么方向前进?

陈平原:电影《给阿嬷的情书》出来之后,推动了潮汕的文旅发展,潮汕三市即潮州、汕头和揭阳建立了旅游联盟,他们的口号是“有情有义,烟火潮汕”。除了做人要“有情有义”外,潮汕文化研究还有一系列话题需要展开,不仅是电影中呈现出来的潮汕。

去年我们出版了十卷本《潮学集成》,集中了20位专家,选编了一百多年“潮学”研究的论文作为总结。从三十年“潮学”研究集中发力,到一部电影让全国人民了解潮汕文化,接下来潮汕人的精神文化建构应如何发展,我们需共同讨论,今年或明年我们将进一步讨论百年来的潮学研究。(完)

受访者简介:

8月27日,北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授陈平原携新书《走进阿嬷的潮汕》亮相2026南国书香节。中新社记者 陈楚红 摄

陈平原,广东潮州人,北京大学哲学社会科学一级教授、中央文史研究馆馆员,主要从事中国近现代文学史、学术史、教育史、城市文化研究,先后出版《中国小说叙事模式的转变》《千古文人侠客梦》《中国现代学术之建立》等著作四十余种。近十年关注潮汕文化,担任暨南大学潮州文化研究院首任院长,除了撰写《故乡潮州》,还共同主编《潮汕文化读本》《走进阿嬷的潮汕》《潮学集成》《说潮菜》《潮汕文化三人谈》等著作。

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