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西方人爱用“中国人闭关自守、故步自封、对外国事物缺乏兴趣”来解释为何西方制造品在明清没有市场。但实际上,情况并非如此。很多例子显示,明清时代的中国人对外国事物充满好奇心,并积极吸收西方较先进的技术。“闭关锁国”心态的另一种表现是对外国事物的抗拒。西方人爱用“中国人闭关自守、故步自封、对外国事物缺乏兴趣”来解释为何西方制造品在明清没有市场。但实际上,情况并非如此。很多例子显示,明清时代的中国人对外国事物充满好奇心,并积极
Westerners love to use “Chinese people to be self-defending, complacent, lack of interest in foreign affairs” to explain why there is no market for Western manufactured products in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But in fact, this is not the case. Many examples show that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chinese were curious about foreign affairs and actively absorbed the more advanced Western technologies. Another manifestation of the “closed-nation” mentality is resistance to foreign affairs. Westerners love to use “Chinese people to be self-defending, complacent, lack of interest in foreign affairs” to explain why there is no market for Western manufactured products in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But in fact, this is not the case. Many examples show that Chinese in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were curious and positive about foreign affairs