Leading figures of the early Enlightenment era, like Voltaire (1694-1778), Leibniz (1646-1716), and Christian Wolff (1679-1754) all deeply admired Chinese culture. The Enlightenment was a movement of awakening among intellectuals pushing Europe into early modern society, and it changed the course of human history.
啟蒙運動初期的健將，如伏爾泰（Voltaire,1694-1778），萊布尼茨（Leibniz,1646-1716）和吳爾夫（Christian Wolff,1679-1754）都極力推崇中國文化，而啟蒙運動正是推動歐洲邁向近現代社會的知識分子自覺運動，這一運動扭轉了人類歷史發展的軌跡。