Since the late Qing Dynasty, the Chinese people have been marginalized in the world, especially the loss of power and humiliation of the country in the late Qing Dynasty, which made foreigners at that time have a discriminatory attitude towards the Chinese: fighting is not good, If you are not good at technology, you will not be able to do anything well, and you will be the first to pay compensation. However, what is little known is that since that time, there has been a fictional Chinese who has made the West fearful for more than 100 years, and his influence still exists today. Who is he?
The cultural differences between the East and the West have always been a hotly debated topic. Seeking common ground while reserving differences is the general policy for cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Nowadays, with advanced technology and convenient transportation, it doesn’t take much effort to travel from China to the United States on the other side of the world. However, hundreds of years ago, there was a lot of mystery between Eastern and Western countries. Although there was extensive foreign exchange during the Tang Dynasty, there was no Internet or media, and most people still did not understand those distant countries. In the West, there is a fictional Chinese who has made the West fearful for hundreds of years, and people are still looking for him today.
Fu Manchu
This man's name is Fu Manchu, a Chinese from the Qing Dynasty. Many Chinese people have never heard of Mr. Fu Manchu, but in the UK and many Western countries, Fu Manchu's name is very loud. This Fu Manchu comes from "The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu" by British writer Romer. This book is very popular in the West, and the image of Fu Manchu in the book is even more impressive.
Fu Manchu always wears official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty and has a long mustache. He looks quite strange. In addition, his face is ferocious, which makes people feel scared. This Fu Manchu is a vicious representative in the book. He is obsessed with studying Eastern secrets and often persecutes white people. In the eyes of Westerners, Fu Manchu is like a demon from the East, mysterious and terrifying.
The image of Fu Manchu left a deep impression on many Westerners, and they even thought that this was what Eastern people looked like. Later, after the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, they also wanted to find out whether there was a person like Fu Manchu. In fact, it can be seen from the name Fu Manchu that this character is the author's imagination of Manchuria, that is, the people of the Qing Dynasty. In his view, the Qing Dynasty was a mysterious big country in the East. Out of its rejection of foreign countries, it created such a An image of Fu Manchu.