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Abstract Theromances of Qiong Yao’s describe the love between men and women deeply andvividly, including family ethics, generational conflicts and affair marriage,etc. Such scenes of romances usually take place in three halls, which is〝Living room, Restaurant and Café 〞. Therefore, people ridicule themas the unreality〝three halls cultures〞and〝threehalls phenomena〞. QiongYao used spaces writing in concrete and symbolic, as well as the description ofthe characters, reproducing the author's imagination and cultural perception ofhistory, society and nation culture. QiongYao’s works reached the peak in the 1970s, but Taiwan was facing diplomaticfrustration, political martial law, economic crisis and other difficulties atthis time. In order to clarify why the works of Qiong Yao's could still standin this era. The 14 novels of Qiong Yao is the main research text, and it isfound that the "three halls" are the space code commonly. Afterstudying the "three halls" by using Saussure of the Swiss linguistand Roland Barthes of the French semiotician’s semiotics and two-axis analysis: "Living room" usuallysymbolizes the warmth and harmony of the family and carries the meaning of thehappiness, but it may also be the tipping point of conflict, it can alsosymbolize the status and the prosperity of the protagonist's family, and theaccessories of the living room can be used as a symbol system of space, andreflects the mood of the protagonist, and can also be combined with thefunction of business or banquet; "Restaurant" represents fashion, and can also be used as aplace for marriage proposal. The objects of the restaurant can also be symbolsof atmosphere System, and reflects the mood of protagonist; " Café "is often a place for lovers to date or negotiate, and also reflects theprotagonist's state of mind and combine the field of art, means a luxury, itsobjects can be used as the atmosphere of symbolism. The author thinks that the"three halls" will produce different symbolic meanings underdifferent situations.
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