Taking the Opium War Year of 1840 as a dividing line, historical research on China’s nine teenth century borderlands can be divided into two stages. The research of the earlier stage was characterized by seeking trut...Taking the Opium War Year of 1840 as a dividing line, historical research on China’s nine teenth century borderlands can be divided into two stages. The research of the earlier stage was characterized by seeking truth from facts, serious and precise academic studies, and writing, which reflected an active interest in public affairs as well as a bright and rich spirit of patriotism. Later research on the one hand inherited the earlier period’s superior academic standards, and on the other hand it adjusted to the great changes in Chinese societies. A new trend of joining the history of Chinese borderlands with the history of foreign countries appeared which had a great and profound influence on the scholars and society of that time.展开更多
Concentrating on the following three parts: "matter - of - fact attitude," "focus on Chinese culture through comprehensive study of western cultures" and "give the nation the first considerati...Concentrating on the following three parts: "matter - of - fact attitude," "focus on Chinese culture through comprehensive study of western cultures" and "give the nation the first consideration and resist foreign bully," this article discusses Ruan Yuan’s contribution to the thory of real learning and to the academic studies during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods.展开更多
文摘Taking the Opium War Year of 1840 as a dividing line, historical research on China’s nine teenth century borderlands can be divided into two stages. The research of the earlier stage was characterized by seeking truth from facts, serious and precise academic studies, and writing, which reflected an active interest in public affairs as well as a bright and rich spirit of patriotism. Later research on the one hand inherited the earlier period’s superior academic standards, and on the other hand it adjusted to the great changes in Chinese societies. A new trend of joining the history of Chinese borderlands with the history of foreign countries appeared which had a great and profound influence on the scholars and society of that time.
文摘Concentrating on the following three parts: "matter - of - fact attitude," "focus on Chinese culture through comprehensive study of western cultures" and "give the nation the first consideration and resist foreign bully," this article discusses Ruan Yuan’s contribution to the thory of real learning and to the academic studies during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods.
