海外游历与王韬思想的发展

Wang Tao'overseas travel and his ideology evolution

幼年传统儒学的熏陶和对海外世界的一无所知曾经使王韬对西方持否定态度 ;而后来的海外游历开拓了他的眼界 ,通过对中西方从物质、制度到思想文化风俗的对比 ,他逐渐认识到了当时中国的落后 ,西方的先进。此后他大力宣传向西方学习 ,从而对近代中国思想启蒙、社会发展起到了一定的推动作用。可以说海外游历是他一生中思想发展的转折点。

Influence of orthodox idea and ignorance of overseas made Wang Tao repel the westerns at early time,but his later overseas travel opened his eyes.By contrast,he realized that the Westerns was superior to China. After that, he advocated studying from the Westerns,which forwarded contemporary China. In one word, his overseas travel was the rurning-point of his ideology development.