The core of the Renaissance movement is to put people first and promote the humanistic spirit. The time was in the 14th century. Subsequently, the 15th century was the birth of modern Western science. With the further development of science and technology, mankind ushered in technological inventions The climax of the 18th century. Then came the Enlightenment Movement in the 18th century. These all happened in the West, and people's minds were gradually liberated and free to innovate.
The opening up of new routes, and the subsequent outbreak of bourgeois revolution in the West, promoted With the development of the capitalist economy, the West gradually became stronger. But at that time in China (Ming and Qing Dynasties), agriculture was still the mainstay of China's economy, and men farming and women weaving were the basic production and lifestyle of Chinese farmers at that time. At this time, Western capital The socialist society had just sprouted and was seeking overseas markets, but the rulers of the Qing Dynasty implemented a closed-door policy.
In the mid-18th century, an industrial revolution that replaced manual labor with machine production began in the United Kingdom and later gradually expanded to European and American countries. In the Industrial Revolution, science and technology played an important role. Western European countries recognized the importance of science and technology and vigorously encouraged scientific research. At that time, China was out of touch with the times due to its isolation and self-reliance, and the Chinese did not advocate science.