饶应祺与新疆矿务

Rao Yinqi and Xinjiang's Mining

光绪二十一年(1895年),饶应祺署理新疆巡抚。在其抚新期间,内忧外患,对新疆地区的社会稳定构成很大威胁。为此,他一方面精心料理边务,安定边疆;同时对于新疆的开发也甚为关注。为了发展新疆的经济,率先办理新疆矿务,提出了一些开发新疆矿产的思想并付诸实践。尽管受时势所限,许多实践活动并未取得应有的成效,但其开发新疆矿产的尝试,对于后来边疆地区的开发无疑具有重要的参考价值和借鉴意义。

In 1895, Rao Yinqi was appointed governor of Xinjiang. During his tenure of office, Xinjiang was faced with troubles at home and aggression from abroad, which posed a grave threat to Xinjiang social stability. To cope with this, he took good care of border affairs to stabilize Xinjiang and at the same time concerned himself with the development of Xinjiang. To develop Xinjiang＇s economy, he proposed his ideas of developing Xinjiang＇s mineral resources. Owing to the restrictions of then times, many practices failed to produce expected effects. However, those attempts are of reference value and practical significance for subsequent economic developments in border areas.