Towards the World: The History of Modern Chinese Intellectuals Investigating the West

Author: Zhong Shuhe
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This book primarily uses travelogues and diaries written by some foreign envoys and intellectuals of modern China describing the conditions of capitalist countries to explore the history of modern Chinese people observing the West. It reflects China's journey from isolationism and the self-proclaimed "Celestial Empire" to engaging with the world and understanding it. The writing is vivid.