清季以降，西方傳教士現身於中國者，可謂不絕於途。其間，虔誠傳教者有之，熱心於慈善教育事業者有之，致力於文化傳播者更不乏其人。衛禮賢則可謂當時來華傳教士中的代表人物之一。身爲德國同善會教士，衛禮賢以教士身份來華，然數十年後，飽戰中國神統文化的陶冶薰染，使他成爲儒家的信徒，並作爲一豐富的文化載髓，向西方社會幅射中國文化的能量。他適切的扮演東西方文化傳播的橋樑，被稱爲兩個世界的使者。

Since the later period of Ching Dynasty, western missionary appeared in China as the stars in multitude. Among them, inclusive of pious preachers, charitable and educational business devotees as well as the cultural circulation dedicators, were noticed. Richard Wilhelm was one of the representatives of the missionary in China. As a member of the Weimar Mission in Germany, Wilhelm visited in China as a preacher, absorbed refinedly into the Chinese traditional culture after decades of years, and eventually became the follower of Confucianism. By the same token, he also embodied himself as a rich cultural carrier to radiate the energy of Chinese culture for the Western society He properly performed a bridge between the Oriental and Occidental culture spread, and was dubbed as an envoy of two different worlds.