The Encounter Of China With The West
The Europeans and the Chinese ultimately were cultures that rejected one another, but this came after years of what I call a hesitating regulated acceptance of the west on the part of the Chinese that was ultimately doomed from day one. The Europeans at first revered and were intrigued by the very different Chinese culture but these feelings would not last. Later in the eighteenth century the Europeans in due course rejected the Confucian way of thinking. These feelings seemed to be mutual as the Chinese overall never accepted Christianity and the west’s way of thinking. In this paper, I will give you reasons why I feel that these two cultures never accepted one another’s train of thought.
The first critical factor that I believe was most influential in the Chinese’s rejection to the English way of life was China’s superiority complex. The Chinese were very ethnocentric and truly believed that Chinese culture was superior to all other cultures. With this being said;......
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