试论中国近代医学的文化背景、特点与趋势

从中国近代社会、文化背景出发，论述了近代中国医学发展的特点与新趋势。认为：中国近代社会具有落后与进步的双重性。分析了中国近代文化的特征，强调近代中国医学的发展处在极其复杂的社会文化背景下，它既受到文化这个大环境的制约，也受到自身一般内在规律的支配。并进一步用史实论证了近代中国医学的五个特点和三大发展趋势。明确提出：近代中国医学发展的三大趋势，反映了近代中国医学发展的客观规律。这个规律正是连接近代医学与现代医学的纽带。我国当前的卫生工作方针是符合这一客观规律的。

Tendency, Features and Caltural Backgrorund of Modern Medicine in China

The new tendency and features of development of medicine in modern China is discussed on the social and cultural background, which bears a dual character of both advancement and backwardness. By analysing the features of modem Chinese civilization, it is emphasized that modern China's medicine was developed on an extremely complex social and cultural background. It was not only restricted within the cultural framework but also governed by the intrinsic rule of medicine itself. This paper also mentions the five features and three tendencies of medicine based on historical facts, which reflects definitely the objective rules of modern Chinese medicine. It is these rules that links premodern and modern medicine. The work of contemporary China is in line with these rules.