李鸿章与上海近代科技文教的勃兴

Li Hung-Chang and the Boom of Shanghai Modern Science and Culture

李鸿章在上海奏设广方言馆,赞助并参与格致书院的创建,选派幼童出洋留学,培养出中国近代第一代科技人才,对思想文化领域的风气开化、启蒙当时人们的近代意识,起到巨大的推动作用,也为其后的社会变革在思想上、人力上奠定了基础,对中国教育的近代化和科技知识的传播具有重要的先驱意义。李鸿章倡导西学的实际行动,以及在科技教育方面的身体力行,很大程度上改变了国人对西方科学技术的态度,启迪了人们的心灵,普及了国民的近代知识和观念,在国内社会、尤其是处通商前沿的上海,形成了一股学习西方科技的潮流,经世性成为晚清上海文化的一大特点,并为上海成为民国时期的全国文化中心打下了坚实基础。

In Shanghai, Li Hung-Chang set Guangfangyan Guan, sponsored the Christian College, selected children study abroad and China. These made a great impact produced the first generation science and technology talents of modern on the culture, education and society of Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty. With the words and deeds of initiating ＇ XiXue＇ , Li Hung-Chang played a huge role in the process of modernization. His contribution laid a solid foundation for Shanghai becoming the national cultural center during the period of the Republic of China.