两淮盐商与清代文教事业

Salt Merchants of Lianghuai and Culture and Education of the Qing Dynasty

大量史料表明,作为清代前中期富甲一方的商业资本集团,两淮盐商对当时的教育文化事业作出了突出的社会贡献。他们通过积极捐资建设各种教育设施、推广各种学术活动,赞助各类文人墨客等方式,为清代文教事业的发展贡献力量,并因此成为清政府发展文教事业的得力助手。

A large number of historical data show, as the rich commercial capital group of first one party of middle period before the Qing Dynasty, salt merchants of Lianghuai have made outstanding social contribution to the education cultural undertakings at that time. They, through donating some money to build various kinds of educational facilities, popularizing various kinds of academic activities actively, supporting all kinds of men of literature and writing ,etc., contribute for the development of the culture and education of the Qing Dynasty, and become the capable assistants who help the Qing＇s Government develop the culture and education.