Abstract
East Asia Tongwen Academy was the largest and oldest institute of culture & education opened in foreign countries in the Modern history of Japan, and many scholars have done researches into this special school. This paper summaries most of the scholars’ study achievements so far obtainable, which are classified into three types, namely, comprehensive studies, studies of the graduation expedition and other special topic studies. Based on the researches, the author points out three issues that could be further researched into: 1) The real nature of the academy; 2) The historical study of China in modern times; and 3) Japan’s tradition of learning from foreign cultures.
Highlights
Japan set out its series of preparatory work for its “grand ambition” of appropriating China and unifying the whole Asia into one
This paper summaries most of the scholars’ study achievements so far obtainable, which are classified into three types, namely, comprehensive studies, studies of the graduation expedition and other special topic studies
The Academy was originally named as Nanjing Tongwen Academy, with the purpose of “learning and understanding the national conditions of China, China’s politics, economy and culture, and strengthening Sino-Japan trade and communication.”
Summary
How to cite this paper: Zhang, X.Y. and Liu, Y.R. (2018) A Summary of the Research Reviews of East Asia Tongwen Academy of Japan. How to cite this paper: Zhang, X.Y. and Liu, Y.R. (2018) A Summary of the Research Reviews of East Asia Tongwen Academy of Japan. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 6, 54-63. Received: October 18, 2018 Accepted: December 14, 2018 Published: December 17, 2018
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