文化本质上是符号的系统,传播符号的媒介对建立在它之上的文化的形态具有决定性的塑造作用,都市文化的根本特性来自它在这一文化符号生产与传播过程中的重要地位,都市文化与非都市文化的根本差异体现在:城市,特别是大都市,在社会生活诸多领域内拥有制造信息和发布信息的权利,它具有两个根本性的功能,一是实体符号化;二是让符号在媒介间转换。都市文化的形态是由媒介所决定的。 Culture is essentially a symbolic system. The medium of symbolic communication plays a decisive role in shaping the form of culture based on it. The fundamental characteristics of urban culture come from its important position in the production and dissemination of this cultural symbol. The urban The fundamental differences between culture and non-urban culture are as follows: Cities, especially metropolises, have the right to make and release information in many fields of social life. They have two fundamental functions. One is the symbolization of the entity. The other is the Let symbols change between media. The shape of urban culture is determined by the media.