李鸿章与中国近代早期留学运动

Li Hongzhang and the Early Studying-abroad Movements in China Modern Times

幼童赴美留学和船政学生赴欧留学构成了中国早期留学运动的历史。从甚识时务、积极倡导、努力促成留学 ,到勇排众非、量力周旋、极力保护留学 ,再到唯才是举、知人善任、广泛重用留学生 ,李鸿章自始至终关注着两次留学运动 ,诚可为早期留学运动的倡导者、促成者。

The fact of children studying abroad in America and of shipbuilding-learners studying abroad in Europe constitutes the history of Chinese early studying-abroad movement which has positive effects on Chinese modernization cause . Li Hongzhang advocated actively and went all out to help to bring about studying-abroad :he surmounted all the disagreements and estimated his own strength and ability to mediate , did his utmost to protect the studying-abroad cause , as well; at the same time , he knew his subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities , recommended the talents and put the returned students in important positions extensively . In a word , from the very beginning to the end , Li Hong zhang payed great attention to the twice studying-abroad movements , so he indeed a person who put the returned students in important positions , an advocate , a promoter and a protector in the early studying-abroad movements.