论明治维新前夕中国在日本对外部世界认识中的作用

The Role of China in Forming Japan's Sense of the West before Meiji Restoration

日本在明治维新前尽管仍实行锁国政策 ,但注意对外部世界信息的收集 ,而中国是其信息的主要来源 :一是中国商人所提供的情报 ,二是中国学者的书籍 ,再就是他们直接到中国来考察 ,这些对日本形成正确的西方观起了很大的作用。另一方面日本从中国的危局中也吸取了经验教训。这一切都有助于日本政府及时把握时局 ,制定比较开明的对策 ,为明治维新奠定了基础。

Japan kept its ear to collecting outside information before Meiji Restoration although it enforced isolation policy. The message, rooted in Fusetsu books by Chinese merchants, Chinese scholars works and Bakufus observation to China, played a significant role in forming Japans sense of the West. Moreover, Japan extracted a lesson from the Chinas predicament. Therefore, Japan could formulate its liberal policies, which laid a foundation for Meiji Restoration.