This article discusses Guo Songdao and his relationship to the late Qing lijin tax system. The author identifies three stages in Guo Songdao’s attitudes toward the lijin tax. In the 1850s Guo proposed the lijin im ta...This article discusses Guo Songdao and his relationship to the late Qing lijin tax system. The author identifies three stages in Guo Songdao’s attitudes toward the lijin tax. In the 1850s Guo proposed the lijin im tax, in the 1860s he put it into practice but eventually he opposed the tax. This change in thinking and the development of his thoughts on foreign affairs matured simultaneously. His new interpretations of traditional ideas such as" the concept of conflict between morality and profit" and the" theory of four classes," and his proposal for private management of capital all . exhibited a distinct modernity.展开更多
一、一篇通讯在距今将近九十年前的上海一家外国人办的报纸上,发表了一篇从数千里外寄来的长篇通讯。它吸引了当时外国在华各界人士的普遍注意,引起了一场前所未有的轰动。这篇报导是1898年3月12日上海英商《字林西报》(North China Dai...一、一篇通讯在距今将近九十年前的上海一家外国人办的报纸上,发表了一篇从数千里外寄来的长篇通讯。它吸引了当时外国在华各界人士的普遍注意,引起了一场前所未有的轰动。这篇报导是1898年3月12日上海英商《字林西报》(North China Daily News)的通讯员从重庆发出的。通讯报导了一个名叫立德的英国人驾驶的利川号轮船自宜昌越过三峡首次到达重庆的现场情景。整篇通讯,写得颇为生动。它是这样开头的: “立德先生的轮船马上就要开到重庆,这件新奇的事,在重庆居民中,引起从未有过的巨大兴趣。在轮船到达的几个星期以前,这里的人就怀着好奇的心情。展开更多
文摘This article discusses Guo Songdao and his relationship to the late Qing lijin tax system. The author identifies three stages in Guo Songdao’s attitudes toward the lijin tax. In the 1850s Guo proposed the lijin im tax, in the 1860s he put it into practice but eventually he opposed the tax. This change in thinking and the development of his thoughts on foreign affairs matured simultaneously. His new interpretations of traditional ideas such as" the concept of conflict between morality and profit" and the" theory of four classes," and his proposal for private management of capital all . exhibited a distinct modernity.
文摘一、一篇通讯在距今将近九十年前的上海一家外国人办的报纸上,发表了一篇从数千里外寄来的长篇通讯。它吸引了当时外国在华各界人士的普遍注意,引起了一场前所未有的轰动。这篇报导是1898年3月12日上海英商《字林西报》(North China Daily News)的通讯员从重庆发出的。通讯报导了一个名叫立德的英国人驾驶的利川号轮船自宜昌越过三峡首次到达重庆的现场情景。整篇通讯,写得颇为生动。它是这样开头的: “立德先生的轮船马上就要开到重庆,这件新奇的事,在重庆居民中,引起从未有过的巨大兴趣。在轮船到达的几个星期以前,这里的人就怀着好奇的心情。
