Eastward spread of Western learning

The eastward spread of Western learning (simplified Chinese: 西学东渐; traditional Chinese: 西學東漸) refers to the spread of Western technologies and ideologies in China since the late Ming dynasty, which is contrast with the westward spread of Eastern learning (simplified Chinese: 东学西传; traditional Chinese: 東學西傳) that introduced Chinese technologies and ideologies to the West. == Naming == The term "Western learning" (simplified Chinese: 西学; traditional Chinese: 西學) was coined by the Jesuit missionaries to China, who used the phrase in their book titles, such as Julius Aleni’s Summary of Western Learning, to refer to the knowledge they brought from the West.

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