第一次“西学东渐”的演变与清政府的闭关锁国政策

The Seclusion Policy's Affects as Embodied in the Ups and Downs of the First Movement of Introducing Western Civilization to China

传教士在第一次"西学东渐"过程中促进了西方文化、科学在中国的传播以及与中国文化的融汇,也给中国早期启蒙思想家带来了或多或少的影响。清政府为阻遏非正统思想的传播,切断教会势力在精神领域的影响,实行闭关锁国政策,造成了严重的后果。

The missionaries contributed to the spreading of Western culture and science in China as well as to their combination with Chinese culture, which had brought somewhat influences on the earlier enlightenment thinkers in China. In order to prevent the unorthodox ideas and cut off the outside forces which interfered its authority, the Qing Administration implemented the seclusion policy, which had brought about serious consequences.