提到美国传教士描写中国的作品 ,人们总会不约而同地想到明恩溥的《中国人的特性》。该书出版于十九世纪末 ,影响广大。鲁迅在日本留学期间就曾读到过这本书的日译本。后来鲁迅还不止一次提到这本书 ,例如在《华盖集续编·马上支日记》一文中 ,鲁迅就借题发挥 ,对中国人好面子 When it comes to the portrayals of Chinese works by missionaries in the United States, people always think of “the Chinese character” of Ming-pu. The book was published in the late nineteenth century and has a huge impact. Lu Xun had read the Japanese translation of this book while studying in Japan. Later, Lu Xun also referred to this book more than once. For example, in the article entitled "Diary of the Revolving Capitals of HuaGai immediately, LuXun borrowed the theme to help Chinese people make good faces