在近代西方在华传教史上 ,传教士往往充当了帝国主义侵华帮凶的角色。但也有一些传教士热心沟通中西文化 ,为传播近代科学尽力 ,卫礼贤便是这样一位较为特殊的传教士。他是传教士、是教育家、是汉学家 ,人称“伟大的德意志中国人” ,是值得肯定的中国人民的朋友 In modern Western missionary history in China, missionaries often served as accomplices to imperialist aggression against China. However, there are also some missionaries who enthusiastically communicate Chinese and Western cultures and try their best to spread modern science. Wei Xixian is such a special missionary. He is a missionary, an educator, a scholar, a man called “a great German in China,” and a worthy friend of the Chinese people