关键词:宋代;科技;宗教;开放;比较研究中图分类号: I206.2文献标识码: A文章编号:1008-5831 (2001)01-0127-06Song China— — —The Renaissance in the EastZHANG Si-gi( Chinese Department ofWuhan Uniuersity, Wuhan 430072, China)Abstract:In history China had aII the time kept the Ieading roIe as her internationaI position before the end of the Song Dynasty, thereforeshe has been honoured as the Renaissance in the East. Such a prosperons situation was set up on the basis of the advanced science and tech-noIogy, and had much to do with the reIigious situation and the open towards foreign countries. To recognize the roots of the Renaissance in theEast in a comprehensive way may enhance our sense of nationaI pride to reaIize a new Renaissance of the Chinese nation in the mid-2000s.Key words:Song China; science and technoIogy; reIigion; open poIicy; comparative study