中国在晚晴时期正在经历着历史的巨变,一方面,古老而又腐朽的封建王朝在风雨中飘摇,同时西方列强又虎视眈眈地觊觎自顾不暇的清政府,此时中国正处于内忧外患的境况,这种忧虑同时也反映在中国的文学界。而《天演论》的公开出版在中国掀起了一场思想暴风,给正处于困惑中的晚清学者带来了新的希望和寄托,这种影响通过潜移默化 During the late Qing Dynasty, China was undergoing tremendous changes of history. On the one hand, the ancient and decadent feudal dynasties swayed in the wind and rain while the western powers were eyeing the overwhelmed Qing government, which is now at a time of internal and external disasters. Concerns are also reflected in the literary world in China. The open publication of “Evolution and Ethics” set off a storm of ideas in China, bringing new hope and sustenance to the late Qing scholars in perplexity,