晚清粤籍驻外领事群体知识结构述论

On Knowledge Structure of Late Qing's Overseas Consul Group from Guangdong

晚清粤籍驻外领事的群体构成较为复杂,传统士绅、学堂学生与留洋人员应有尽有。传统士绅出身的粤领知识结构新旧杂糅、中西结合,带有时代印记,学堂学生的知识结构发生质变,西学色彩较为鲜明,而留学生则经过西方近代文明的直接洗礼,职业化趋势最为明显。粤人风云际会、捷足先登,无论充任领事的数量还是质量皆遥遥领先于其他诸省,对于中国外交近代化与外交官职业化进程居功甚伟。

Inv Qing＇s overseas co olving traditional gentry, new-style school students and overseas students, the group structure of late nsuls from Guangdong is complicated. The traditional gentry＇s knowledge structure was a combination of the old and new, the Chinese and western, and with a mark of the times; the new-style school students＇ knowledge structure had fundamental changes with a distinct western feature; the overseas students had most obvious professional trend because of the direct influence of modern civilization. The Consuls from Cantone held a safe lead both in quantity and quality of all provinces in China, which profoundly promoted the process of Chinese diplomatic modernization and diplomat professionalism.