On the Influence of Chinese Culture on the European Enlightenment

The influence of Western culture on the East and spread of Chinese culture to the West took place simultaneously during Ming and Qing Dynasties and the spread is a necessary development of the cultural communication between China and Western world in a particular historical condition.It have historical and material reasons of the communication,conditions created by Western preachers during their preaching and enlightenment and shows extensive and profound,rich-contented Chinese culture.According to European Scholars' different understandings,Chinese culture had an influence on various aspects such as religion,history,politics,morality and language,illustrating the conflict,confluence and complement between Chinese and Western Cultures.