元明清中西互动刍议

Chinese and Western Interaction in Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties

中国与西方国家之间全面大规模的正面接触从明末开始,到18世纪跌入低谷。不过,要追溯其最近的源头,至少应该追溯到元代。本文就元明清时期中西之间的互动情况进行阐释。

Large-scale Sino-Western interaction is commonly believed to have begun with the late Ming and witnessed its low ebb in the eighteenth century.The origin of this wave of Sino-Western interaction,however,can be traced to the Yuan dynasty.The article offers a synopsis of Sino-Western interaction in Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasties.