He not only brought contemporary Western scientific knowledge to China, but also disseminated information about Eastern civilizations, and was thus an important initiator of East-West cultural exchange.
由於他的從中引介，不僅為中國帶來了現代西方科學知識，同時也傳播了東方文明，開啟了東西方文化的交流，可謂居功厥偉。