The Study Of The Intercultural Thought Of “Maps And Records Of The World” And Its Implications For International Chinese Language Education

During the middle of the 19 th century,the Western powers invaded China and the domestic society was in a state of gloom.In order to resist the invasion,alert the people,and seek the way to strengthen the country,Wei Yuan compiled "maps and records of the world".This was the beginning of an innovative and instructive cultural process for modern Chinese intellectuals to break away from the supremacy of Chinese civilization.As a result,the society began to conduct innovative and instructive cultural exploration.It can be said that"maps and records of the world" is the product of cultural exchange between China and foreign countries."maps and records of the world"advocates "seeing the world with open eyes" and puts forward "the thought of learning foreign technology to countering foreigners".The idea of learning foreign technology to countering foreigners".Its neat and simple presentation of foreign culture is a vivid application and effective practice of cross-cultural thought from today’s perspective.This is not only a profound guidance for the modern Chinese and foreign cultural exchange and communication,but also an important ideological inspiration for the cause of international Chinese language education,which is an important part of modern Chinese and foreign cultural communication today.This paper focuses on the intercultural thought embodied in "maps and records of the world" and explores how to develop and improve the level of Chinese international education inspired by the intercultural thought of "maps and records of the world".This includes providing strategies for international Chinese language education from the perspective of intercultural thought.The thesis consists of three parts: the introduction,the body,and the conclusion.The introduction mainly includes the source of the selected topic and the research review.The main text consists of four chapters.The first chapter is an overview of "maps and records of the world".It mainly introduces Wei Yuan’s life and thought,the social background,content and version of"maps and records of the world".Chapter 2 is a study of culture and cross-cultural theory.This chapter introduces culture and cross-cultural theory,and discusses the interrelationship between culture,cross-cultural theory and"maps and records of the world".Chapter 3 is a review of the intercultural thought of "maps and records of the world"and an analysis of its causes.This chapter devotes a large amount of space to the review of"maps and records of the world" intercultural thought and the analysis of its causes.The fourth chapter presents the inspirations and strategies of "maps and records of the world"intercultural thought for the development of Chinese international education nowadays.The concluding section summarizes the whole text and proposes further prospects.