中西方经济、政治、文化等方面的对立与冲突是导致近代中国社会经历的变革重要因素。东西方对视就如同雾里看花一般。西方列强的侵入,一方面使西方人对“连绵不断的城市和邑镇”有了较为全面的了解和亲眼目睹的喜悦;另一方面,其贪婪与剥削的本性也暴露得一览无遗。自诩为“天朝上国” The contradiction and conflict between the Chinese and Western economies, politics and culture are the important factors that lead to the change of social experience in modern China. East and West on the same as watching foggy flowers in general. The intrusion of Western powers on the one hand enabled Westerners to have a more complete understanding and witnessed joy in the “cities and towns that are in constant progress”; on the other hand, the nature of their greed and exploitation was also revealed. Self-proclaimed “Celestial Empire ”