在世界历史上，中国文化曾一直保持着世界领先的地位，宋代被誉为东方的文艺复兴。这种兴盛的局面主要建立在宋代的科学技术之上，也与当时的宗教局面和对外开放的国家态势有着密切的关系。全面认识东方文艺复兴的根源，有助于我们认识科学技术是第一生产力的论断，增强民族自豪感，促进21世纪中叶实现中华民族的新的伟大复兴。，In history China had all the time kept the leading role as her international position before the end of the Song Dynasty, t herefore she has been honoured as the Renaissance in the East. Such a prosperon s situation was set up on the basis of the advanced science and technology, and had much to do with the religious situation and the open towards foreign countr ies. To recognize the roots of the Renaissance in the East in a comprehensive wa y may enhance our sense of national pride to realize a new Renaissance of the Ch inese nation in the mid-2000s.