A Brief Analysis On The Changes Of The View Of China Of Japanese Travelers In Modern Times

Before modern times, Japan and the Japanese people's attitude towards China have experienced cool and alienation, but the mainstream is worshiping. From Modern times on, the view of China of Japanese travelers is changing gradually; during late nineteenth century,their major concern focused on China's society, people, and culture and so on. Japanese who has traveled to China experience China's Westernization in Shanghai and is full of amazing about the Modernization of China. In the so-called"Prosperous years ", they find"rulers and the ruled"relationship also existed between China and the powers in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which could also be seen everywhere in China. They are stimulated by the huge cost of the Modernization of China, which promotes some Japanese intellectuals to analyze the lessons learned from China, in order to seek the path of Japan'development and to avoid making the same mistakes at the same time.The early twentieth century, the view of china of Japanese travelers could be summarized that those people's attitude towards China and Chinese people is shifted from respect to disrespect, even contempt. Since then, the position of China and the Chinese people in the eyes of the Japanese people has been devastated. In addition, the Japanese travel to China in modern times found a series of shortcomings of the Chinese people from prospective of the characteristics of modern-state, i.e., lack of state-conception, ignorance of diligence and health. They see the so-called Characteristics as the characteristics of the colonizer who is marginalized. For this reason, the Japanese travelers have always shown a bully attitude of arrogance. However, the Japanese travelers who has a profound knowledge of Sinology since childhood, has witnessed a scarred China under Internal Disorder and Foreign Invasions. But their view on China remains in its previous state. Therefore, their view of China is experiencing a zigzag change. The view has created a division, although there is disappointment and despair, they do not give up the idea of searching for the illusion of China in their minds. This change in sentiment has fully demonstrated a nostalgia complex.Overall, the Japanese's view of china in modern times is a dynamic process of change and has a significant impact on Japan's attitude and policy towards China. Therefore, for us to study the relationship between China and Japan in modern times, a correct understanding of the change of those Japanese's view on China during this period will be a new key point.