“Whang Tong”的故事——在域外捡拾普通人的历史  

The Story of "Whang Tong": traces of ordinary Chinese in 18^(th) century England

作　　者：程美宝[1] 

机构地区：[1]中山大学历史系

出　　处：《史林》2003年第2期106-116,共11页Historical Review

摘　　要：本文利用大英图书馆、皇家学会及皇家艺术学院的部分手稿及档案 ,结合其他文献和图像资料 ,叙述了几个普通中国人 18世纪在英国的活动。这类人物在当时华人足迹罕至的欧洲社会里 ,是中西文化交流的重要中介。但由于中国历史叙述的选择性取向 ,他们的事迹往往在中国本土被遗忘。从域外寻找他们的历史踪影 ,将有助于丰富我们对近代中西文化交流史的认识和理解。Based on the manuscripts and archives collected at the British Library, the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Arts, this describes the encounters of a few ordinary Chinese who somehow visited England and stayed there for some years in the 18 th century. These include a man who had correspondence with the chairman of Royal Society, a boy who served as a page in a Duke's family, and a porcelain craftsman who seemed to be favourably received by the Royal Academy of Arts. These ordinary people might possibly have played a role in pre nineteenth century Sino Western cultural exchange, and yet their records were overlooked in Chinese historical narratives.

关 键 词：中西交流 普通人 广州 

分 类 号：G04[文化科学] K828[历史地理—历史学]