Frist, the thesis expounds the historical limits, such as the tradi-tional fuedalism ideas like regale thoughts and the Celestial Empire ideas and miscarriage in diplomatic understanding.

• 首先主要从王权思想、天朝上国观念等封建传统观念和外交认识与失误等方面，阐述曾纪泽近代外交思想的历史局限；