书院是中国士人的文化组织,在长期的发展过程中,它不仅为中国文化的积累与传播作出了贡献,而且也有功于中西文化的交流。西学东渐之时,来华的外国人将其创立的school、college、institute、university、academy等文化教育机构都叫做“书院”,而走向世界的中国士人也将他们所目见的近代学堂、图书馆、实验室,甚至科学博物馆、展览馆等都称作“书院”而介绍给国人(走向世界丛书本,王韬《漫游随录》、刘锡鸿《英轺私记》、《申报》830号等)。中西士 The academy is a cultural organization of Chinese scholars. In the long-term development, it not only contributes to the accumulation and dissemination of Chinese culture, but also contributes to the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures. When western learning began, foreigners coming to China called their cultural and educational institutions such as schools, colleges, institutes, universities and academies the “academies,” and the Chinese scholars who came to the world also turned their views on modern schools , Libraries, laboratories, and even science museums and exhibition halls are all referred to as “academies,” and are introduced to the Chinese people (Walking to the World Series of Books, Wang Tao’s “Romances”, Liu Xihong’s “Private Records”, “Shenbao” 830 Wait). Cishi