一、引言中國文化對於歐洲各國來説一直是一個感興趣的主題,這並不是現今才有的現象,而且這種興趣廣泛的表現在藝術、經濟、文化、文學等各個方面。意大利對中國上千年所傳承的文化有極大的興趣。意大利教育部允許在義務教育階段就設中文課程,而且在歐洲人眼中,中國的形象也是被意大利人第一次描繪出來的。12—14世紀無論是在歐洲還是中亞歷史上都是一個不平凡的世紀。隨着蒙古國在亞洲土地上崛起和在歐洲的擴張政策,中國文學作品或片段也隨着商人和傳教士被介紹給了遥遠的意大利,而這 I. INTRODUCTION Chinese culture has always been a topic of interest to all European countries. This is not the phenomenon that is present. The interest is widely manifested in various fields such as art, economy, culture and literature. Italy has great interest in the culture that China has passed through thousands of years. The Italian Ministry of Education allows Chinese courses to be set up during the period of compulsory education, and in the eyes of Europeans, the image of China was also first depicted by the Italians. The 12-14 century is an extraordinary century in both Europe and Central Asia. With the rise of Mongolia on Asian soil and its expansion in Europe, Chinese literary works or fragments have also been introduced to distant Italy as merchants and missionaries.