闽都文化与中国现代化初论

A Summary of Min Capital Culture and Chinese Modernization

在近代中国"西学东渐"的背景下,地处东南沿海的福州在中国现代化进程中占据着空间上的先进和优势。由于较早接触西方文明,近代闽都文化努力促进中西方交流,引进西方文明,输出中国文化,为推动中国的文化现代化事业作出了突出贡献,杰出人物如林则徐、沈葆桢、严复等人更直接参与推动了中国现代化进程。福建船政作为近代"闽都文化"的代表,从多个层面引进西方科学技术体系,推动了中国工业文明的发展,成为中国近现代化历史上的第一个高峰。此外,"闽都文化"的爱国主义传统,也在近代中国的政治现代化中发挥了作用。闽都文化的历史总结对当代福州现代化建设具有重要的启示意义。

Under the background of Western [earning in recent China, Fuzhou, located on the southeast coast, is occupying the space superiority in the process of the Chinese modernization. Due to earlier contact with Western civilization, the outstanding contributions of modern Min Capital Culture promoted the communication be- tween West and East. The outstanding man such as Lin Zexu, Shen Baozhen, Yan Fu were directly involved in the process. Fujian Arsenal Naval, as the represent of modern Min Capital culture, imported Western science and tech- nology system from several aspects, promoted the development of Chinese industrial civilization, and had been the first peak in the Chinese modernization history. In addition, spirit of patriotism in Min Capital culture also plays a part in political modernization of modern China. Historical summary of Min Capital culture has important implication for the modernization in Fuzhou.