康乾盛世与欧风美雨

The Splendor of the Qing Dynasty and the Development of Western Countries

康雍乾时期是清朝的全盛时期 ,人称“康乾盛世”。然而 ,在其繁荣昌盛的表象之下 ,潜伏着种种危机。与同期欧美国家的发展相比 ,更显得黯然失色。虽然它取得了中国封建社会所能达到的最大成就 ,但却落后于西方国家 ,落后于人类历史前进的步伐和时代的潮流。清政府实行的闭关自守的政策虽有一定的防御作用 ,却使中国与外界相对隔离 ,看不到世界上正在发生的日新月异的变化 ,不能及时学习西方的先进科学与经验 。

Kang Xi, Yong Zheng and Qian Long were three famous emperors of the Qing Dynasty with over 130 years of reign. Their era was at the height of power and the splendor of the Qing Dynasty with the great changes of world pattern, which is the key period of China facing new challenges and opportunities. This article examines China and the world during the Kang Xi, Yong Zheng and Qian Long era, concerning itself with their overseas policy of the closing of the country to international intercourse, and with its negative impact on the development of Chinese history thenceforward.