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The globalization of the world is the inevitable result of development, so when did the integration of eastern and western cultures begin at the earliest?
It should be in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties that some western scholars and missionaries came to China to preach or travel on their own initiative. The first person to be investigated was16th century Italian traveler Kyle Poirot. It is said that it took the traveler and his father four years to reach China. After that, they stayed in China for 17 years, often wandered around China, saw many local people's feelings, and wrote about The Travels of Marco Polo after returning home.

This is an earlier document. However, due to Kyle Poirot's ignorance of China, many descriptions in his travels are untrue, which makes western countries have many incorrect understandings of China. However, the publication of this book has deepened the cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and made many Westerners very eager to explore the ancient East. In the late Ming and Qing dynasties, the eastern and western cultures merged more.

In ancient times, culture and culture were closed. When the navigation technology is underdeveloped, the communication between East and West is basically zero. With the development of Renaissance, industrial revolution and technological innovation in the west, the understanding of the world began to become clear. Many westerners embarked on the road of oriental exploration, whether it was Columbus' voyage to the West or the Opium War.

The globalization of the world is inevitable. In the process of globalization, cultural exchanges and collisions have also taken place between the East and the West. The cultural integration between the two sides has made continuous progress. These are all brought about by globalization. If there is no globalization and the world is still closed, then the cultural differences between East and West will be more obvious. Cultural integration is for understanding and tolerance, and for cooperation and win-win.