On the Differences Between the Chinese and Western Conceptions of History

Due to their differences in such domains ads material life,historical traditions mode of thinking,there exist great differences between China the West in their in their conceptions of history,i, e. the conflict between the Chinese thory of Ruling the country by a sage King and view the existence development of history as a long steady process. However,they tend to commit the fallacy of cycylical view of history. Western scholars,at the other hand,advocate the theory of Social Contract view the history ad a kind of evolution due to the fact that in shaping the western history,many a nation has played a key role.