鸦片战争以前中文出版物对英国的介绍——介绍《大英国统志》

本文首先概述了鸦片战争以前中文出版物对英国介绍的概况,然后集中介绍罕为人知的<大英国统志>.<大英国统志>出版于1834年,全面地介绍了英国的情况,举凡自然环境、历史沿革、政治制度、军事制度、贸易、物产、文化设施、宗教、民情、风俗、殖民地情况,无不述及,堪称一部简明的英国历史,是鸦片战争以前介绍英国最为详细、最为准确的一部书.此书出版以后,不知何故,至今罕有人提及,其叙述方式也有特点,实有必要介绍给学术界.

The book about the Britain in Chinese before the Opium War

This thesis gives an introduction in detail about the book The Brief History of the Britain. This book was published in 1834, it gives an outline of the Britain, including the nature, the history, the politics, the military, the trade,the products, the culture, the customs and the colony.So it can be said a concise history about the Britain.It is the best book about the British history in Chinese before the Opium War