试析李提摩太的“四民说”

Trial Analysis of Mr. Timothy Richard's "Four Viewpoints about the People"

李提摩太的教民、养民、安民、新民"四民说",介绍了中国向西方学习的具体内容,阐述了中国走向富强的必由之路,主张变法实行新政,具有鲜明的时代特色。"四民说"深刻影响了康有为等维新志士,成为变法维新运动的蓝本。"四民说"对中国近代社会产生了深远影响,推动了戊戌维新变法运动的进程,加速了中国的近代化。

Timothy Richard's 'Simin Viewpoint-four viewpoints about the people'——that is doing everything for teaching the people,fostering the people,comforting the people and cherishing the people-introduced the specific content China learns from the West,stated the necessary way where China gets rich and strong,advocated political reform and carrying out new policy,which had distinct features of the times;produced a profound influence on the reforming patriots such as Kang You-wei and his comrades.Thus 'Simin Viewpoint' got the blue print for political reform;produced a profound influence on modern society;promoted the process of the 1998 Political Reform Movement and accelerated the modernization of China.