The Social Image of Modern China in the Perspective of Western Peregrinators

Since the middle and late 18th century,as Chinese civilization entered a downward trajectory,the social image of China built by the Western society before modern times as a land of wisdom,virtue and faith with vast territory,abundant resources,prosperity and inclusive civilization had gradually collapsed.As peregrinators to China had a deeper understanding of China,the overall disappearance of urban and rural poetry and the overall decline of social groups constituted the historical base map for peregrinators to construct the social image of modern China.