摘要
容闳是近代中国系统接受西方教育的第一人，一生在中美“两栖”。他认为当时中国贫弱危殆的症结有三：一是政治腐败，二是教育落后，三是外力入侵，其认识出自直观感受但亦不断深化。在太平天国革命、洋务运动、维新运动和辛亥革命四个时期，容闳尽力以“供赞画、任交涉”的方式报效祖国，推动中国的改革和发展。但容闳对于中美两国，都处于“边际人”地位，对中国国情缺乏深入了解，设想亦难免脱离实际，又不为晚清当局信任和重用，美国有关人士对其亦显出轻视，故其赞画、交涉多未能奏效。但容闳一心报国。
Abstract Yung Wing is the first person who embraced western education in modern
China. He held that there were three crucial reasons which led to China's poverty and
weaknesses: (1) political corruption; (2) backward education; (3) foreign invasion. These
observations were a reflection of his own personal feelings and were held even firmer later.
During the periods of several reform and revolution movements, he offered his support, gave
counsels and acted as negotiator for China's reform and development. However, as an edge
person, he lacked a deep understanding of the national conditions and his ideas were
accordingly not very practical. He was not trusted and not highly positioned by the Late Qing
government and his efforts were not so successful. Still, his noble patriotism and perseverance
should be appreciated and carried forward.
出处
《华中师范大学学报（人文社会科学版）》
CSSCI
1999年第2期69-76,161-162,共10页
Journal of Central China Normal University:Humanities and Social Sciences
