鸦片战争把一部分中国人从天朝上国的迷梦中惊醒,他们为了寻求救国的道路,开始睁眼看世界,向西方学习。其中他们编纂了一系列地理学著作,为中国人了解西方世界打开了一扇窗户,对当时传统观念产生了重要影响。但是受时代和阶级的局限,其观点也存在不足之处。 In the Opium War, some Chinese awakened from the dream of Heavenly Kingdom to find their way to save the nation. They began to see the world with their eyes open and learn from the West. Among them, they compiled a series of books about geography and opened a window for the Chinese people to understand the western world, which had an important influence on the traditional concepts of the time. However, due to the limitation of the times and the class, there are still some deficiencies in its viewpoints.