在十六世纪,欧洲天主教耶稣会派遣到东方来的传教士,多半是素有学识和富有修养的天主教徒。他们把欧洲的天文、地理、数学等科技知识,以及医学解剖知识、绘画艺术等传到中国,又把中国的茶、漆、园艺接种、科举制度、孔教和重农主义等方面的情况介绍到欧洲,对于中西文化交流,起了桥梁的作用。利玛窦、南怀仁、 In the 16th century most missionaries sent by the Catholic Church of Jesus Christ to the East were mostly learned and cultured Catholics. They introduced scientific and technological knowledge of astronomy, geography and mathematics in Europe, as well as medical anatomy knowledge and painting art to China and introduced the situation of tea, paint and gardening in China, the imperial examination system, Confucianism and agrarianism in China. To Europe, for the cultural exchange between China and the West, played a bridge role. Matteo Ricci, South Huai Ren,