A Shifting Vision from tianxa (below-the-Sky) to yang (across-the-Ocean) : The Evolution of the Representation of the Outside World for the Chinese
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2013.
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This paper provides a conceptual outline of the evolution of what the Chinese knew about the outside world. The long-standing idea of tianxa – “below-the-Sky” – represented China as the centre of the world surrounded by yi – the barbarians. The 1840 Opium War shattered this concept. The outsider, who was formerly referred to as yi, became yang – the one from “across-the-Ocean” – and embodied civilization. From then on, the Chinese worldview engaged in a radical transformation.
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