The Impression Of Taiwan In The Eyes Of Westerners In Modern Times(1865-1895)

Based on widely collected and read many modern go to Taiwan',s westerners who read the text,try to clear and comprehensive generalization of modrn westerners see all aspects of Taiwan,have obtained the common characteristic"Taiwan impression";combined with the nineteenth Century Western cultural background and Communication between China and the West environment,analysis the construction of Western Taiwan impression;in this paper,focusing on discussion of Camphor War,mudan incident,the Sino French war history and other key nodes,by Western perspective to examine the impact of these important historical events of modern Development trajectory of Taiwan;comprehensive coordinate and reference of the theory and method of subject of history,sociology,anthropology,positivism,functionalism,Orientalism,Western superiority theory,analysis of various factors to form the impression of westen how to look Taiwan.Also carry out one by one example,will eventually General appearance roughly shows the eyes of Westerners in the nineteenth Century Taiwan.This paper argues that,due to a long time in nineteenth Century to go to Taiwan 's Western superiority and the western centralism coerced,one side they took about the mysterious oriental civilization is full of curiosity,therefore after they coming Taiwan,they are always in a contradictory mentality,they are fascinated by the beauty of the Taiwan scenery at the same time,and tried to use the the cultural point they identitied of the view of Taiwan,got the so-called discourse power of Taiwan.It also determines that they often record the objective things in Taiwan with microcosmic and intuitional methods,and make subjective evaluations and conjecture on the cultural level of Taiwan.Sometimes they even pursue their interests by selling Taiwan's Cultural sovereignty openly.The keynote of the coexistence of subjective and objective views is the external manifestation of his ambivalence.In the discussion on "Chinese"concept to conflict and cynicism,vaguely reflects the subtle relationship between go to Taiwan 's western people and Taiwan local people ruling group.Behind the modern Westerners'construction of their'"Taiwan impression ",they are complex Western superiority theory,Orientalism and Christian salvation mentality.Of course,the influence of culture is a two-way,in the process of deepening understanding of Taiwan society,but also by the rendering of Taiwan and influence their local culture,which makes them have gradually become to the western Taiwan identity,vigorously introduce Taiwan pioneer.Therefore,another explanation of Taiwan"contradiction"in the interpretation of modern Westerners eyes may be the"other"in the eyes of modern western:colonial hegemony",namely the expression need to pay attention to the foreign culture"context".Finally,people leave Syria Taiwan literature has an irreplaceable role in the study of the history of modern Taiwan,this is undoubtedly an important part of the history literature in China and the field of research Chinese and foreign relations.