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彼时流行的观点是,凡是西方的,就是好的,就意味着文明。看到电影,人们不断感慨洋人科技的神奇,文明的进步,表现出仰慕西方文明的诚意。晚清的中国,是一个落后国家。但这落后,只是对于内地而言的,至于上海、天津这样的开放口岸城市,其实一点都不落后,这个世界上有了什么新鲜玩意,用不了多久,就会在这些地方出现。这些地方租界里的洋人,基本上都是一群富有冒险精神的家伙,什么新鲜事儿都敢尝试。而华人,也充满了对新事物的好奇。什么新鲜的发明,都能很快在这块土地上找到市场。看19世纪中国人办的点石斋画报,对洋人的一切都充满了好奇。连传说中的飞艇,画报作者别说实物,连图片都没见过,就敢画出来给中国人看个新鲜。
The prevailing view of the time was that all who were good in the West meant civilization. When you see a movie, people constantly feel the magic of foreigners and the progress of civilization, showing their sincerity in admiring Western civilization. Late Qing China is a backward country. However, this backwardness is only for the Mainland. As for the open port cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin, they are in no way backward. What are the new things in this world? Before long, they will appear in these places. Foreigners in these local concessions are basically adventurous guys who dare to try anything new. The Chinese are also full of curiosity about new things. What a fresh invention, can quickly find the market in this land. Look at the 19th century Chinese people do Dian Shi Zhai Pictorial, foreigners everything is full of curiosity. Even the legendary airship, pictorial author, not to mention the kind, even pictures have not seen, dare to draw for the Chinese to see a fresh.