中国经济专题讲义-2004年春季一第三讲 (ii) The international political structure For a century after the 1840s China was a quasi-colony of the West, ceding extra-territorial rights in treaty ports to 20 foreign countries, its customs revenue controlled by foreigners, surrendering territory to British, Japanese, and Russian colonialists The attempt for restoration has been the preoccupation of political and cultural elite in China after the Opium war. Understanding the attempt is the key to understand the mentality of Chinese political and cultural elite.文明的冲突,文明的三因子,器物、组织和精 神(价值) a. Opium war (1840) A shock to therulingelite Middle-kingdom mentality Claiming superiority in culture and value system Purchasing rifle, cannon and gunboat from britain b. The defeat of Sino-Japanese War in1894,上海:黄浦江阅兵 的故事 The adoption of constitutional monarchy system The abandon of civil service examination system The introduction of modern education system The attempt to building up modern industrial system中国经济专题讲义－2004 年春季－第三讲 2 (iii) The international political structure For a century after the 1840s China was a quasi-colony of the West, ceding extra-territorial rights in treaty ports to 20 foreign countries, its customs revenue controlled by foreigners, surrendering territory to British, Japanese, and Russian colonialists. The attempt for restoration has been the preoccupation of political and cultural elite in China after the Opium war. Understanding the attempt is the key to understand the mentality of Chinese political and cultural elite. 文明的冲突，文明的三因子，器物、组织和精 神（价值） a. Opium war (1840): A shock to the ruling elite Middle-kingdom mentality Claiming superiority in culture and value system Purchasing rifle, cannon and gunboat from Britain b. The defeat of Sino-Japanese War in 1894，上海：黄浦江阅兵 的故事 The adoption of constitutional monarchy system The abandon of civil service examination system The introduction of modern education system The attempt to building up modern industrial system