启蒙时代瑞典人对中国形象的认知

瑞典是18世纪最早与中国有贸易往来的西方国家之一。瑞典败给俄国后,失去了她作为欧陆大国的地位。瑞典东印度公司曾派遣129个远征队来到广州。一些乘坐瑞典东印度公司船只的乘客写下了旅行游记,有助于建立瑞典人眼中早期的中国形象。通过研究三位著名旅行家的游记发现:游记作者们对中国的印象不仅仅建立在单纯的观察基础之上,同时也深受欧洲学术潮流的影响。

Early Impressions of the East:Swedish Images of China in the 18th Century

One of the Western countries trading with China in the 18th century was Sweden,the European nation that had lost her Great Power status after protracted war with Russia.The Swedish East India Company sent 129 trade expeditions to Guangzhou.Some passengers aboard the ships reported their travel impressions and helped creating the early Swedish image of China.A study of three notable travelogues demonstrates how authors were influenced not only by their actual observations but perhaps even more by European intellectual fashions.