Naito Torajiro after close observation of the evolution of the Chinese culture was greatly intrigued by the differences in culture that identified each age period in Chinese’s history. He therefore went ahead to challenge the common notion that had been established that stated the change in cultural practices was caused by the western influence during the trading periods. Westerners such as the Spanish and Portuguese were assumed to have influenced the modernization of china. Another factor that was assumed to have contributed to the transformation of china was the opium war. Naito seemed to show and explain that Continue reading...
