西方文化进入中国宫廷,始自明末清初由传教士东来而引起的西学东渐之时。1601年意大利传教士利玛窦将世界地图、机械钟表、耶稣圣母像等反映当时西方文化特点的一些器物献到万历皇帝面前,敲开了紫禁城 Western culture entered the Chinese court, starting from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty by the missionaries eastward caused by the time of western learning. In 1601, Italian missionary Matteo Ricci presented some artifacts that reflected the characteristics of Western culture to the Wanli emperor, such as world maps, mechanical clocks, and the statue of Mary, and knocked on the Forbidden City