论南洋劝业会的历史地位与作用

On the Historic Status and Effect of Nanyang Commodity Exposition

晚清在南京举办的南洋劝业会，是中国历史上首次全国规模的商品博览会。它虽然在经营有较大的亏空，但是带来了巨大的社会效益。它引导了中国工商业的发展，实现了其最基本的目的——开启民智，振兴产业，促进了商人阶层由注重单一产业发展到注重产、学、研整体发展的变化，促进了清政府职能的转化。

Nanyang Commodity Exposition,held in Nanking in late Qing dynasty,is the first national commodity exposition in Chinese history. Though a failure in business, it brought about many social benefits.It guided the development of Chinese industry and commerce and had achieved the basic goals: to enlighten people and to develop industry. It helped to divert the businessmen's attention from simplex business to the integration of business, learning and research.