丁宝桢与四川机器局及其历史价值

Ding Baozhen and Sichuan Machinary Bureau and Its Historical Value

丁宝桢创办四川机器局坚持不用外国人,依靠本国的技术力量,鼓励和支持技术创新,成绩卓著,具有重要的历史价值。四川机器局是富有近代文明气派的新事物,它的建立在四川历史上第一次出现了有别于自然经济的一种新的经济形态,标志着四川近代工业的开端。四川机器局以其自身的辐射力和影响力有力地推动了四川近代工业的发展。四川机器局陆续将生产的大量军用物资用于国防建设,在加强我国西南边疆国防建设和抵御外辱中发挥了十分重要的作用。丁宝桢以执著追求中国近代化的爱国精神投身于办近代工业企业,他为促进四川近代工业的出现和发展作出了不可磨灭的贡献,是开创四川近代工业的有功之臣,一位中国近代化的先驱者。

Ding Baozhen depends on the technical force of our own country instead of on foreigners to establish Sichuan Machinery Bubreau, and encourages and supports technical innovation, which has a significantly historical value. Sichuan Machinary Bureau is a newly emerging, rich in flavor of modern culture.. It indicates a new economic formation, different form natural economy, appearing in Sichuan for the first time and marks the beginning of Sichuan modern industry. Sichuan Machinary Bureau pushes forward the modern industry in Sichuan with its own radiation and influence. By putting in enormous military supplies to the building up of national defense, it performs an important role both in enhancing the building of national denfense in the Southwest of China and in resisting aggression. Ding Baozhen throws himself into establishing modern industrial enterprises with patriotic spirit of pursuing Chinese modernization. As a person who has rendered outstanding service in establishing Sichuan modern industry and a pioneer of the Chinese modernization, he makes an indelible controbution to promoting the modern industry in Sichuan.