林则徐是中国最早与近代报刊打交道的人之一，但林却误以为近代报刊就是中国固有之塘报，他有关报刊的一些认识，就是由塘报引申而来。
Abstract When Lin Zexu translated the news from foreign newspapers , he became one of the first people to come into contact with modem newspapers in China .
塘报