摘要
一 在17和18世纪的百余年间,中国在法国曾是一个十分热门的话题,上自王公贵族,下至平民百姓,各个社会阶层都程度不同地卷入了长盛不衰的“中国热”之中,这已是众所周知的历史事实。大凡能成为“热”的事,必有其诱人的魅力,“中国热”当然也不例外。中国的魅力首先在于陆续输入法国的商品,诸如丝绸、瓷器、漆器、绣品、茶叶等。
It is true that the Jesuits underlined the positive side with some exaggerations when making informed Europears of Chinese things. But, they revealed a lot of negative phenomena, too. Therefore, their reports reflected essential, reality of China and there is no reason to talk about a 'Chinese Myth'.
It was not question for Voltaire to create any 'Chinese Myth', since he didn't add any information about China. The differences between Voltaire and Montesquieu when they commented China can not be found in the facts they were based on, but in the nuance of their political theories.
Both admiration and criticism proved the great influences of China in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.
出处
《世界历史》
CSSCI
北大核心
1992年第3期22-31,128,共11页
World History
