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The Western View Of China's Transformation With The Decline Of The Qing Dynasty

Posted on:2012-07-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S F WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330335976324Subject:History of Ancient China
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From twenty century or more early, China and western relationship is a very popular topic, "western view of China" is one of the problems is very concerned about the west. The western view of China also has become a QingShi and eastern and western cultural exchanges research topic. China is a large agricultural nation, that agriculture is the exodus of this, China's culture is also hit the imprint of small-scale peasant consciousness, such as heavy agriculture and suppressing the traders, heavy moral codes light equal. These concepts has become a stumbling block to Chinese development and delay, obstruct the development of Chinese society. The Qing dynasty of her downfall, reflecting China feudal society WangChaoCheng extremely fades, the general rules of the rulers, and the internal and external policies governing guiding ideology, there are errors. Fifteen century began to Chinese very curious westerners, full of imagination, appeared in Europe ZhongGuoRe continued a hundred years ". The Chinese culture to the western produced great impact, most notably in landscape design and artwork and daily life etc; While China's thoughts and system culture content even promoted the development of the European enlightenment. Since the 18th century began, the Qing dynasty highestpitch of middle of potential wanes, the western thinkers, astronomers believe that Chinese folly, custom inferior; No human rights, no freedom, political autocracy; Cultural and economic development is very poor. As for understanding China and some visit activities, western saw the essence of backward Chinese weak. In all aspects of the west China afresh, attitude begun to change. Western knowledge of China, due to differences in ideology, such as certain aspects of the understanding of Chinese misunderstanding; The western national transformation is the western view of China change is also important for another reason, is fundamentally material culture and by both sides in the level of economic development impact. And on the one hand, the western countries to China attitude change, to a great extent, also restricted to western national interests. Can say, the western countries for China Eastern and western attitude change status and strength conversions, but also the inevitable result of the functional purpose and contact the emotional changes profits.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Qing dynasty, western, Cultural exchange
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