近代中国是一个变的时代,变是它的特征。李鸿章在第二次鸦片战争后,曾形象地说当时的中国正“遇上数千年未有之变局”。这个说法旨在说明近代中国变得厉害。古代中国也有变,从商周、秦皇汉武,直到鸦片战争前都在变,只是变得比较缓慢。近代中国的变,无论是速度、深度,还是广度,都要远远超过古代中国。 近代中国的变,可以发生在不同时期,也可以反映在一个人的不同时期。对近代人物而言,有早年、中年、晚年。这个早、中、晚,不仅是指人的自然年岁,还包括他 Modern China is a changing era, change is its characteristics. After the Second Opium War, Li Hung-chang once vividly said that China was “experiencing unprecedented changes over thousands of years.” This statement aims to show that modern China has become fierce. Ancient China also changed. From Shang and Zhou dynasties to Qin and Han dynasties, it was only changed slowly before the Opium War. The changes of modern China, both speed, depth and breadth, must far surpass those of ancient China. The changes in modern China can occur in different periods and also in different periods of one person. For modern people, there are early years, middle age and old age. This early, middle and late, not only refers to people’s natural age, also includes him