Western Impact Late 19th-century economic/ social change remained largely contined to the treaty ports; Soclal and economic structures of traditional china was little affected Western cultural impact -the turning point came during the 1890s. intellectual ferment around 1895 Zhang Hao, almost half a century after 1840 the influx of Western learning "slow"' and its impact on gentry-literati superficial Toward"Western learning'-1860s China cf JapanWestern Impact  Late 19th -century economic/social change remained largely confined to the treaty ports; Social and economic structures of traditional China was little affected.  Western cultural impact – the turning point came during the 1890s, intellectual ferment around 1895.  Zhang Hao, almost half a century after 1840 the influx of Western learning “slow” and its impact on gentry-literati “superficial”  Toward “Western learning” – 1860s China cf. Japan