In the middle of the 19th century, Wei Yuan was of the most far sighted enlightening thinkers in China. He likened shouyan ('receiving advises') to shouguang ('receiving lights'), and recommended an open minded psychology “taking light on all sides so as to light all over the world'. This article has put particular emphasis on elucidating Wei Yuan's idea of 'learning from the West so as to use their advanced technology to counter them' from a deeper meaning. It also means that our times sti...
