大学英语论文

On European international relations and tributary system in China Class E.078 Name朱虹Number: 07014648

Throughout the history, the foreign policy for a country plays an important role in developing the country. From very long time ago, the rules of society between western countries and China already have differences. And comes to the modern European international relations and the Chinese tributary system in history, there also has a lot to say in comparison. Absolutely they both have advantages and disadvantages. Meanwhile the reason that influences the rulers is essential for forming such systems. And I will figure the differences between them in the next.

First of all, the geographies between European countries and China are very different. As for China, it has a huge continent which is one of the largest countries in the world. And it has mild climate, and complex terrain. With these three commercial advantages and some different kinds of natural features in related regions, making China contains abundant natural resources. Therefore, China develops its self-sufficient economy very well, and it can meet the Chinese’s living needs. The Chinese people believe the harvest is the natural gift and is fastidious about beauty to unite and pay more attention to the human relations. What’s more, in ancient, China with this kind of economy became very rich and strong. The Chinese rulers don’t have to fight for food and money. They emphasized the moral education of "barbarians" and the treatment of them with courtesy, and his purpose is getting a peaceful environment for both suzerain itself and tributary states. While the cradle of the western culturess is Greece which is open wide and marine climate. People there needs to fight against the formidable natural conditions for ages. Hence, it builds them scientific traditions that to explore the nature and conquer the nature. The open-space natural geography also make them contact and communicate with the outside frequently. Gradually, they become more and more greedy and want more resources and wealth. So the European colonialist s simply conquered, slaughtered the aboriginals in pursuit of maximum profits.

Secondly, it turns to the development of the economy. Throughout the history, the agricultural economy appeared early and played a very important role. Further more, it took the way that making oxen pull the plows, and the irrigation works developed very well so that the successful agricultural techniques had also grown up. At the same time, the small-peasant economy became the basic model of the agricultural production. It based on households, men do the farm work and women engage in spinning and weaving, it combined the agriculture and the handicraft. This kind of self-sufficient natural economy was the basic form of the feudal economy. Including all these features of the small-peasant economy in ancient China, the Chinese people possessed a certain land, means of production such as farm implements or farm animal. So they had the enthusiasm for production. And they used their limited lands, tried their best to improve the farming technique, contributed greatly to the development of ancient China’s agriculture and agricultural economy. As a result, except the salt and iron, they do not need articles for daily use from outside, they can