这是中国学界第一部对近代以来日本的中国观进行全方位研究的著述，全书共6卷，近200万字，历时6年完成。

This is the Chinese academic circle the first film to the modern times the Japanese view of China all-round research writings,A total of six volumes encyclopedia,Nearly 2 million words,Over six years to complete.

　　据介绍，全书发掘使用了大量近代以来的日本公文、报刊时论文章、调查文献及学者著述，史料鲜活，论证严谨，客观公允。其所依据的绝大部分日本文献，在国内尚未翻译出版。

According to introducing,Encyclopedia explore use a lot of Japanese official document since modern times/Newspapers and periodicals theory this paper/Research literature and scholars write,Historical fresh,Argument rigorous,Objective and fair.Based on the most of the Japanese literature,In domestic has not yet translated and published.

　　有关评论认为，这部著述打开了“通过了解日本对中国的认知，来认知日本”的全新视角。杨栋梁以坚实的实证研究为基础，高度凝练地总结了1840年以来日本对中国认识的阶段性特征和演变轨迹，将近代以来日本的中国观归结为“从尊崇到质疑”、“从质疑到蔑视”、“从蔑视到无视”、“从无视到敌视”、“从敌视到正视”、“从正视到‘竞合’”等过程。

Comments about that,This writings opened"Through understanding the cognitive from Japan to China,To cognitive Japan"New perspective.YangDongLiang to solid empirical research as the foundation,This paper summarizes the highly concise since 1840 from Japan to China know the phased characteristics and evolution track,Since modern times, Japan will boil down to view of China"From the exalted to the question"/"From the question to scorn"/"From contempt to ignore"/"From ignore to hostility"/"From hostility to face"/"From face to‘competition’"process.

　　杨栋梁说，现实是历史的延续。在当今世界格局、中日两国和中日关系都发生深刻变化的背景下，回溯近200年来日本中国观的演变过程，对于认识日本的过去及现在，深入探索中日关系的发展规律，具有重要的借鉴意义。(张建新陈鑫）

YangDongLiang said,Reality is the continuation of history.In today's world pattern/The two countries and china-japan relations are undergoing profound changes under the background of,Back nearly 200 years Japan view of China of the evolutionary process,To know Japan's past and present,Further exploration of the development rules of sino-japanese relations,Has important reference meaning.(ZhangJianXin ChenXin)