19世纪下半叶,随着国门被打开,近代中国知识、思想与信仰受到前所未有的冲击,知识分子、志士仁人开始睁眼看世界,“夷之长技”日益受到关注,西学东渐之风日盛,对于美国的政治制度、宪政思想的认识也从此开始。林则徐组织编译的《四洲志》对美国各州议会政治做了介绍。魏源在《海国图志》中用“武、智、公、周、富、谊”六个字介绍 In the second half of the 19th century, as the country was opened, the knowledge, thoughts and beliefs of modern China were hit harder than ever before. As the intellectuals and Cheshurren began to open their eyes to the world, their growing interest in science and technology was gaining more and more attention. With the flourishing history, understanding of the political system in the United States and constitutionalism began. The “Four Continents,” compiled by Lin Zexu, introduced the politics of the parliamentary states in the United States. Wei Yuan in the “Sea Map” with “Wu, Chi, public, weeks, rich, friendship ”