郭嵩焘是清朝派出的第一位常驻西方的外交官,是最早“睁眼看世界”的有识之士,其所著《伦敦与巴黎日记》为我们塑造了一个较为真实可感的英国形象,他对英国的认识是超越当时的知识分子的,即不盲目排外,以先行者的眼光深刻意识到中国和西方的差距,中国应该向西方学习,在他笔下,英国成了中国学习的楷模。这种认识是超前的,又是理想化的。 Guo Songtao was the first diplomatic officer stationed in the West sent by the Qing Dynasty and was one of the earliest “eyes open to see the world.” His “Diary of London and Paris” shaped a more authentic image of Britain. His understanding of Britain was beyond the intellectuals of the time. That is, he did not blindly exclude others. He profoundly sensed the gap between China and the West in the perspective of pioneers. China should learn from the West. Under his teaching, Britain became a model for Chinese learning. This understanding is advanced and idealistic.