马戛尔尼使团访华,是18世纪中英关系史上最为重要的事件之一,也是中英通使的开端。对这一历史事件,人们已做过多方面的研究,取得不少成绩。但仍存在着许多问题有待深入考察。比如,这次使团来华究竟是否提出过传教要求?它是怎样接受和完成东印度公司交给的关于传教士方面的任务的?在这次使华过程中传教士所起的作用如何等等,就是如此。概括起来说,也就是英使访华与传教士和传教问题的关系。本文拟就此问题做一粗略探讨,以求教于同仁。 The visit of Macartney Mission to China is one of the most important events in the history of Sino-British relations in the 18th century. It is also the beginning of the Sino-British Messenger. Much research has been done on this historic event and many successes have been achieved. However, there are still many problems to be investigated in depth. For example, did the delegation come to China whether to ask for preaching or not? How did it accept and fulfill the task entrusted by the East India Company with regard to the missionaries? What was the role of the missionaries in this mission? Wait, that’s it. In a nutshell, it is the relationship between Britain and China and missionaries and missionary issues. This article intends to make a rough discussion on this issue, in order to learn from my colleagues.